Das ist unglaublich. Microsofts neue Richtlinien im Zusammenhang mit Xbox One und Spielen scheinen mehr zu verwirren als zu klären.
Am unteren Ende eines Abschnitts der großen Liste der Richtlinien, die Microsoft vor kurzem für die Xbox One veröffentlichte, findet sich ein kleines Detail darüber, wie Sie Ihre Spiele mit Ihren Freunden teilen können. Es stellt sich heraus, dass Sie ein Spiel – hier ist von Spielen die Rede, die sich auf physischen Discs befinden – nur einmal weitergeben können. Und Sie werden Spiele nicht verleihen oder ausborgen können, wenn der Verkauf des Systems startet.
Give your games to friends: Xbox One is designed so game publishers can enable you to give your disc-based games to your friends. There are no fees charged as part of these transfers. There are two requirements: you can only give them to people who have been on your friends list for at least 30 days and each game can only be given once.
„Each game can only be given once" ist ein eher unklarer Ausdruck. Nehmen wir einmal an, dass A Person B ein Spiel gibt und das Spiel dann aus dem System von Person A entfernt und auf Person B übertragen wird. Kann Person B das Spiel dann an Person C weitergeben? „Each game can only be given once" lässt darauf schließen, dass dies nicht möglich ist, aber das alles ist sehr unklar.
Microsoft wurde darauf angesprochen und teilte lediglich mit: "The blog posts on Xbox Wire detail everything we can share today. We look forward to sharing more details in the months ahead."
Das Statement deutet auch an, dass die Publisher die Möglichkeit haben, zu verhindern, dass Sie Spiele „geben/weitergeben“ können. Ob wir gebrauchte Spiele kaufen und verkaufen können, hängt laut Microsoft von den einzelnen Publishers ab.
Ein weiterer Leckerbissen von Microsofts Website: "Loaning or renting games won’t be available at launch, but we are exploring the possibilities with our partners." Was hat das zu bedeuten? Wer weiß?
Zum Vergleich hier einige Auszüge aus Richtlinien, die zeigen, wie andere Unternehmen mit diesem Thema umgehen. So verhält es sich mit dem verleihen von Büchern via Amazon Kindle (Hervorhebung durch mich):
Kindle books can be loaned to another reader for a period of 14 days. The borrower does not need to own a Kindle — Kindle books can also be read using our free Kindle reading applications for PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android devices. Not all books are lendable — it is up to the publisher or rights holder to determine which titles are eligible for lending. The lender will not be able to read the book during the loan period. Books can only be loaned once, and subscription content is not currently available for lending.
Und hier die Bestimmungen von Steam:
What is a Steam Gift? When you purchase a game on Steam, we offer the option to “gift” the item to anyone you choose, whether or not the recipient is a current Steam user. The recipient will receive the gift as an attractive e-mail card with a personal message from you and instructions to redeem the game. A Steam gift purchase is a one-time transfer—after the recipient has activated and installed the game, it is a non-refundable game in his or her Steam games collection. Also note that you may only gift new purchases—you may not transfer games you already own. That’d be like wrapping up and presenting the toaster you’ve used every morning for the past year.
How can I deliver the gift at a later date? If you are interested in purchasing a subscription for someone as a gift but do not want it delivered until a later date, please purchase the game as a gift and add it to your Steam Inventory to send it later. As long as you do not redeem it, you will have a gift for this subscription on your account that can be resent at anytime.
Und hier sind die iOS Bestimmungen, die nicht zulassen, dass man Apps, etc. an andere weitergibt, aber anderen Leuten erlaubt, Ihren Account und die damit verbundenen Singe zu nützen... vielleicht:
Your Apple ID can have up to 10 devices and computers (combined) associated with it. Each computer must also be authorized using the same Apple ID. Once a device or computer is associated with your Apple ID, you cannot associate that device or computer with another Apple ID for 90 days. You can view which devices or computers are currently associated, remove unused devices or computers, and see how long before they can be associated with a different Apple ID from the Account Information page in iTunes on your computer...
When you first acquire music iTunes Products and music video iTunes Products (collectively, “iTunes Auto-Delivery Content”), you may elect to automatically receive (“auto-download”) copies of such iTunes Auto-Delivery Content on additional compatible iOS Devices and iTunes-authorized computers with compatible software by associating such iOS Devices and computerssubject to the association rules below (each, an “Associated Device”). For each Associated Device, you may specify which type of iTunes Auto-Delivery Content, if any, may be auto-downloaded to it. On an Associated Device that is capable of receiving push notifications (“Push-Enabled”), including iOS Devices, the iTunes Auto-Delivery Content will auto-download to that Associated Device when it has an Internet connection; on an Associated Device that is not Push-Enabled, including those running on the Windows operating system, iTunes Auto-Delivery Content will automatically appear in the download queue and you may manually initiate the download within iTunes.
As an accommodation to you, subsequent to acquiring iTunes Auto-Delivery Content, purchased (i.e. not rented) movies iTunes Products and TV show iTunes Products (each, “iTunes Eligible Content”), you may download certain of such previously-purchased iTunes Eligible Content onto any Associated Device. Some iTunes Eligible Content that you previously purchased may not be available for subsequent download at any given time, and Apple shall have no liability to you in such event. As you may not be able to subsequently download certain previously-purchased iTunes Eligible Content, once you download an item of iTunes Eligible Content, it is your responsibility not to lose, destroy, or damage it, and you may want to back it up.
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