US Rep proposes bill to give video game buyers "ownership," not "a license"
pseudolus
20 points
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October 18, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (3 comments)
bhouston
Richie Torres is such a net negative to the US. He is so right wing on foreign policy that he might as well be a republican.
WalterGR
Submitted 15 hours ago, 181 comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50136536 Yesterday, 137 comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50120101
metalman
I think going with something like the automotive model is the best all round idea , so you can own the game but you have buy a permit to use it, which I am sure is all in the fine print in all of these 'bills', cause they dont call them that for nothing!