Sony Denies Owning Digital Copies of Games - Activists Find 44 Cases of Company Claiming Otherwise

Sony’s Digital-Game Lawsuit Draws a 44-Statement Catalog Before Oct. 1 Hearing

A community-run consumer-rights wiki has catalogued at least 44 places where Sony uses “own” or similar ownership language for digital PlayStation games. The new archive sharpens the factual dispute in a California class action, but it is not yet evidence filed with the court—and the case may be sent to individual arbitration before a judge…

Sony denies owning digital copies of games - activists find 44 cases of company claiming otherwise

In a recent court case, Sony said “Reasonable consumers will not be misled” And it won’t be assumed that they actually own the digital game they “purchased” from the PlayStation Store. Consumer Rights Wiki has compiled an extensive list of specific instances where Sony has explicitly claimed that users actually own its digital PS4 and/or […]

Is Ownership Still the Clearer Choice for Games and Subscriptions?

The common misconception is that a one-time payment for a digital game grants ownership in the same sense as a physical object. In practice, many digital purchases grant a personal license to access and use software under stated terms. Payment still has clear value, but it does not automatically transfer title to the underlying software...

Consumer Rights Wiki documents at least 44 instances in which Sony says you own your games — project is direct assault on Sony's claim in recent ownership lawsuit

The detailed sourcing directly attacks Sony's legal claim that a reasonable person wouldn't expect to own their digital purchases on the PlayStation Store.