GTABoom ties new US digital game ownership bill to GTA 6 purchases
A New York congressman's Power to the Players Act would grant buyers ownership rights, and GTABoom argues GTA 6 is its biggest test case.
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GTABoom has published a piece connecting a proposed US bill on digital game ownership to Grand Theft Auto VI. According to the site, Representative Ritchie Torres, a New York Democrat, has announced the Power to the Players Act. He sums it up with the line "If you pay for it, you own it."
The bill would direct the Federal Trade Commission to write rules treating digital game purchases as ownership, including the right to transfer them. It would also require online games to keep working offline after their servers close.
GTABoom argues GTA 6 is the clearest live example, noting that the standard edition's boxed copy is a download code and the $100 Ultimate Edition is digital only. The site also stresses that the bill has not been formally introduced and has no cosponsors. It cites Kotaku's point that most legislation never reaches a full vote.
The full piece is on GTABoom.
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