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===Minecraft post-purchase ownership rights changes===

~~Short summary~~ of the ~~incident (could be~~ the ~~same as~~ the ~~summary preceding~~ the ~~article)~~.

Before Microsoft's acquisition of Mojang, the sole developer of Minecraft, Markus Persson, advocating for consumer ownership, promised [[Digital rights management|DRM]]-free, free optional software updates, and a free copy of the fully released version for every earlier buyer.<ref name=":22">,{{Cite web |date=2011-09-23 |title=Minecraft - About the game |url=http://www.minecraft.net/store/game |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923112156/http://www.minecraft.net/store/game |archive-date=2011-09-23 |website=www.minecraft.net}}</ref>

Post acquisition of Mojang, all the previous buyers of Minecraft who failed to stop accepting updates in time, had to choose between forfeiting ownership or losing the option to use the software offline.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2025-08-18 |title=Minecraft account migration |url=https://consumerrights.wiki/Minecraft_account_migration |url-status=live |access-date= |website=Consumer Rights Wiki}}</ref> Microsoft enacted several EULA changes which turned the game into a license with DRM that can be terminated by the company anytime.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=2024-09-30 |title=Microsoft Services Agreement |url=https://www.microsoft.com/servicesagreement |url-status= |access-date=2025-08-18 |website=microsoft.com}}</ref>

===Minecraft enforcing undisclosed server EULA terms===

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-Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).
+Before Microsoft's acquisition of Mojang, the sole developer of Minecraft, Markus Persson, advocating for consumer ownership, promised [[Digital rights management|DRM]]-free, free optional software updates, and a free copy of the fully released version for every earlier buyer.<ref name=":22">,{{Cite web |date=2011-09-23 |title=Minecraft - About the game |url=http://www.minecraft.net/store/game |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923112156/http://www.minecraft.net/store/game |archive-date=2011-09-23 |website=www.minecraft.net}}</ref>
+Post acquisition of Mojang, all the previous buyers of Minecraft who failed to stop accepting updates in time, had to choose between forfeiting ownership or losing the option to use the software offline.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2025-08-18 |title=Minecraft account migration |url=https://consumerrights.wiki/Minecraft_account_migration |url-status=live |access-date= |website=Consumer Rights Wiki}}</ref> Microsoft enacted several EULA changes which turned the game into a license with DRM that can be terminated by the company anytime.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=2024-09-30 |title=Microsoft Services Agreement |url=https://www.microsoft.com/servicesagreement |url-status= |access-date=2025-08-18 |website=microsoft.com}}</ref>
 ===Minecraft enforcing undisclosed server EULA terms===
 {{Main|Minecraft enforcing undisclosed server EULA terms}}