"The prisoner rebellion is already underway. A refusenik indie culture is returning, although it may look different from the bohemian micro-cultures of the past...
And once this process starts, there’s no telling where it might end."
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The Most Dangerous Thing in Culture Right Now is Beauty
A provocative article from the archive (updated and expanded)
![The gamers said in their June suit that Sony's disclosures have failed to meet California's standards.
In its August 21 filing, Sony says they are. It notes that the linked documents state that "you can use a product in the ways described in the license, but do not own the product" and "[t]he Software is licensed to you, not sold." (For context, which you can see for yourself by clicking the above links: Both lines appear hundreds of words into digital documents that are thousands of words long).
Beyond that, Sony argues that anyone who pays for a digital game inherently understands that they can't own it because, if they did, no one else could have a copy. This concept appears to draw a distinction between a digital copy of a game and a physical object that only one person can have at a time.
Here's how Sony's lawyers make that case:...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:slp7374il33ht43hkxegjigx/bafkreiahxkzpvkljjy5tcr47lfwu6uojria76gdtxhuufak3lmwsbjx3te)
