According to the class lecture four from Writing for New
Media class, some video game makers are pushing to make all games exclusively
downloadable. This topic interests me
and should be interesting to you, because this push to eliminate the
availability of physical products is a threat to our rights as consumers. The difference between purchase and ownership
of digital products and physical products is that physical products cannot be
taken away by the product’s creator.
Digital products and digital rentals are not protected by the First Sale
Rule, which protects the consumers’ ownership of a product purchased. We need to be wary of changing copyright laws
that favor the creator over the consumer.
If the trend to get rid of physical products becomes a norm then our
games, songs, and other media will not belong to us and can be taken away
without our consent.
I remember when the professor talked about this in class. It was a topic that definitely caught my attention, and I think it would make a huge impact on the gaming world. When popular new releases come out, consumer literally wait in line for hours just to buy the copy on opening day. I don't believe this is something that will fade away any time soon. You can't just take away such an experience from someone. I do also think that if this were to happen, there would still be somehow to pirate the games and the industry would end up in a huge downfall.
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