The confirmation came from the Steam support staff earlier this month when Resetera forum user delete12345 asked Steam support if he can put his Steam library in...

If you cannot pass on your ownership rights to your purchased games to your children, then you cannot pass on your copyright either, I guess?

  • @WheatleyInc@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    1•6 months ago

    That’s why the button says “purchase” instead of “buy” it’s been a bit since I used Steam, so I had to check to be sure. I think there’s a legal loophole there, but I’m not great with English.

    • @geissi@feddit.deEnglish
      1•6 months ago

      That’s why the button says “purchase” instead of “buy”

      First off, they’re synonyms
      https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purchase#synonyms

      Now, I’m certainly no expert on the US legal system. It certainly seems silly if you could circumvent entire laws just by using synonyms but what do I know.
      However I have been talking about other countries where that is not the case and where the language is not English.
      So It really doesn’t matter whether it say “buy” or “purchase” in English when it’s “kaufen” in German or “acheter” in French.