techdirt.com/2026/10/19/congressman-ritchie-torres-authors-bill-for-digital-games-ownership-rights

Congressman Ritchie Torres Authors Bill For Digital Games Ownership Rights

A new federal bill from Rep. Ritchie Torres would have the FTC write rules making digital game purchases actual ownership instead of revocable licenses, and would require online games to keep working offline after servers shut down. The Power to the Players Act also points toward resale rights, a step beyond what Stop Killing Games has pushed for.

— via TechDirt, Timothy Geigner


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