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[[Audible]] markets audiobooks for “purchase,” yet its legal terms state that consumers receive a '''limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license''' to access content rather than full ownership, and that continued access and re-download are not guaranteed.<ref>{{cite web |date=2025-02-18 |title=License Agreement |url=https://www.audible.com/legal/license-agreement |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250224185607/https://www.audible.com/legal/license-agreement |archive-date=2025-02-24 |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=Audible.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2025-09-10 |title=Audible Service Conditions of Use |url=https://www.audible.com/legal/conditions-of-use |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250913172910/https://www.audible.com/legal/conditions-of-use |archive-date=2025-09-13 |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=Audible.com |quote=As a convenience to you we may continue to make your purchased content available for re-download… we do not guarantee that such content will be available for re-download.}}</ref>

In '''California''', the '''Digital Property Rights Transparency Law''' (AB 2426) amended the state’s False Advertising Law by adding '''Business & Professions Code § 17500.6'''. Effective '''January 1, 2025''', sellers may not use terms a reasonable consumer associates with '''unrestricted ownership''' (e.g., “buy,” “purchase”) for digital goods '''unless''' they provide a clear pre-transaction disclosure that the consumer is receiving a license (with a link to the full terms), or obtain the consumer’s affirmative acknowledgment of license restrictions at the time of purchase.<ref>{{cite web |date=2024-09-24 |title=AB 2426 (Irwin) – Chapter 513, Statutes of 2024 |url=https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB2426/id/2927156 |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=LegiScan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2024-04-02 |title=Assembly Committee on Privacy & Consumer Protection: Analysis of AB 2426 (Irwin) |url=https://apcp.assembly.ca.gov/system/files/2024-03/ab-2426-irwin-apcp-analysis.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250424182400/https://apcp.assembly.ca.gov/system/files/2024-03/ab-2426-irwin-apcp-analysis.pdf |archive-date=2025-04-24 |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=California State Assembly}}</ref>

In '''California''', the '''Digital Property Rights Transparency Law''' (AB 2426) amended the state’s False Advertising Law by adding '''Business & Professions Code § 17500.6'''. Effective '''January 1, 2025''', sellers may not use terms a reasonable consumer associates with '''unrestricted ownership''' (e.g., “buy,” “purchase”) for digital goods '''unless''' they provide a clear pre-transaction disclosure that the consumer is receiving a license (with a link to the full terms), or obtain the consumer’s affirmative acknowledgment of license restrictions at the time of purchase.<ref>{{cite web |date=2024-09-24 |title=AB 2426 (Irwin) – Chapter 513, Statutes of 2024 |url=https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB2426/id/2927156 |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=LegiScan |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251129123017/https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB2426/id/2927156 |archive-date=29 Nov 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2024-04-02 |title=Assembly Committee on Privacy & Consumer Protection: Analysis of AB 2426 (Irwin) |url=https://apcp.assembly.ca.gov/system/files/2024-03/ab-2426-irwin-apcp-analysis.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250424182400/https://apcp.assembly.ca.gov/system/files/2024-03/ab-2426-irwin-apcp-analysis.pdf |archive-date=2025-04-24 |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=California State Assembly}}</ref>

The '''Federal Trade Commission (FTC)''' has separately warned that platforms must be clear about what consumers actually receive when offered digital products described as “bought” or “purchased,” emphasizing that claims implying ownership when only a license is provided can be deceptive.<ref>{{cite web |date=2023-08-01 |title=Can’t lose what you never had: Claims about digital ownership |url=https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2023/08/cant-lose-what-you-never-had-claims-about-digital-ownership-creation-age-generative-ai |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204095939/https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2023/08/cant-lose-what-you-never-had-claims-about-digital-ownership-creation-age-generative-ai |archive-date=2023-12-04 |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref>

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*'''2018-12''' – ''Capitol Records v. ReDigi'' (2d Cir.) limits first-sale for digital music file transfers.<ref>{{cite web |date=2018-12-12 |title=Capitol Records v. ReDigi |url=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca2/16-2321/16-2321-2018-12-12.html |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=Justia |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260201041138/https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca2/16-2321/16-2321-2018-12-12.html |archive-date=1 Feb 2026}}</ref>

*'''2023-12''' – PlayStation announces, then reverses, removal of purchased '''Discovery''' TV content.<ref>{{cite web |date=2023-12-21 |title=Discovery shows won’t be removed |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/21/24011168/sony-playstation-discovery-shows-not-removed |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=The Verge |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251214065636/https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/21/24011168/sony-playstation-discovery-shows-not-removed |archive-date=14 Dec 2025}}</ref>

*'''2024-09-24''' – California '''AB 2426''' is chaptered; effective '''2025-01-01'''.<ref>{{cite web |date=2024-09-24 |title=AB 2426 – Chaptered text |url=https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB2426/id/2927156 |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=LegiScan}}</ref>

*'''2024-09-24''' – California '''AB 2426''' is chaptered; effective '''2025-01-01'''.<ref>{{cite web |date=2024-09-24 |title=AB 2426 – Chaptered text |url=https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB2426/id/2927156 |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=LegiScan |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251129123017/https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB2426/id/2927156 |archive-date=29 Nov 2025}}</ref>

*'''2025-02-18''' – Audible updates its '''License Agreement''' (explicit license language remains).<ref>{{cite web |date=2025-02-18 |title=License Agreement |url=https://www.audible.com/legal/license-agreement |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=Audible.com |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260212143610/https://www.audible.com/legal/license-agreement |archive-date=12 Feb 2026}}</ref>

*'''2025-08-28''' – '''Deitrich & Farrell v. Audible, Inc.''' filed in W.D. Wash., alleging violations of AB 2426 and California consumer laws.<ref>{{cite web |date=2025-08-28 |title=Deitrich & Farrell v. Audible, Inc. – Class Action Complaint |url=https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wawd.352061/gov.uscourts.wawd.352061.1.0.pdf |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=CourtListener (RECAP) |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250930230643/https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wawd.352061/gov.uscourts.wawd.352061.1.0.pdf |archive-date=30 Sep 2025}}</ref>

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==Legal and regulatory context==

California’s '''§ 17500.6''' targets the '''use of ownership language''' for revocable digital licenses and provides both government and private enforcement mechanisms. Separately, longstanding federal case law for digital media and software confirms that many transactions are licenses, not sales, which constrains consumers’ rights to resell, lend, or transfer digital goods compared to physical media.<ref>{{cite web |date=2024-09-24 |title=AB 2426 (Irwin) – Chapter 513, Statutes of 2024 |url=https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB2426/id/2927156 |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=LegiScan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2010-09-10 |title=Vernor v. Autodesk, Inc., 621 F.3d 1102 (9th Cir. 2010) |url=https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2010/09/10/09-35969.pdf |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260103072904/https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2010/09/10/09-35969.pdf |archive-date=3 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2018-12-12 |title=Capitol Records, LLC v. ReDigi Inc., 910 F.3d 649 (2d Cir. 2018) |url=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca2/16-2321/16-2321-2018-12-12.html |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=Justia |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260201041138/https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca2/16-2321/16-2321-2018-12-12.html |archive-date=1 Feb 2026}}</ref> Some platforms have begun adding '''point-of-sale license notices''' (e.g., Steam), while others rely on terms-of-service documents and support pages for post-purchase issues.<ref>{{cite web |date=2024-10-11 |title=Steam cart disclosure clarifies licensing |url=https://www.techspot.com/news/105108-steam-now-explicitly-states-youre-not-buying-game.html |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=TechSpot |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250930230643/https://www.techspot.com/news/105108-steam-now-explicitly-states-youre-not-buying-game.html |archive-date=30 Sep 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Google Play Books: Takedowns & removals |url=https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/1062975?hl=en |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=Google Help |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250930230644/https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/1062975?hl=en |archive-date=30 Sep 2025}}</ref>

California’s '''§ 17500.6''' targets the '''use of ownership language''' for revocable digital licenses and provides both government and private enforcement mechanisms. Separately, longstanding federal case law for digital media and software confirms that many transactions are licenses, not sales, which constrains consumers’ rights to resell, lend, or transfer digital goods compared to physical media.<ref>{{cite web |date=2024-09-24 |title=AB 2426 (Irwin) – Chapter 513, Statutes of 2024 |url=https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB2426/id/2927156 |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=LegiScan |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251129123017/https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB2426/id/2927156 |archive-date=29 Nov 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2010-09-10 |title=Vernor v. Autodesk, Inc., 621 F.3d 1102 (9th Cir. 2010) |url=https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2010/09/10/09-35969.pdf |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260103072904/https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2010/09/10/09-35969.pdf |archive-date=3 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2018-12-12 |title=Capitol Records, LLC v. ReDigi Inc., 910 F.3d 649 (2d Cir. 2018) |url=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca2/16-2321/16-2321-2018-12-12.html |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=Justia |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260201041138/https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca2/16-2321/16-2321-2018-12-12.html |archive-date=1 Feb 2026}}</ref> Some platforms have begun adding '''point-of-sale license notices''' (e.g., Steam), while others rely on terms-of-service documents and support pages for post-purchase issues.<ref>{{cite web |date=2024-10-11 |title=Steam cart disclosure clarifies licensing |url=https://www.techspot.com/news/105108-steam-now-explicitly-states-youre-not-buying-game.html |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=TechSpot |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250930230643/https://www.techspot.com/news/105108-steam-now-explicitly-states-youre-not-buying-game.html |archive-date=30 Sep 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Google Play Books: Takedowns & removals |url=https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/1062975?hl=en |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=Google Help |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250930230644/https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/1062975?hl=en |archive-date=30 Sep 2025}}</ref>

==See also==

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 [[Audible]] markets audiobooks for “purchase,” yet its legal terms state that consumers receive a '''limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license''' to access content rather than full ownership, and that continued access and re-download are not guaranteed.<ref>{{cite web |date=2025-02-18 |title=License Agreement |url=https://www.audible.com/legal/license-agreement |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250224185607/https://www.audible.com/legal/license-agreement |archive-date=2025-02-24 |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=Audible.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2025-09-10 |title=Audible Service Conditions of Use |url=https://www.audible.com/legal/conditions-of-use |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250913172910/https://www.audible.com/legal/conditions-of-use |archive-date=2025-09-13 |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=Audible.com |quote=As a convenience to you we may continue to make your purchased content available for re-download… we do not guarantee that such content will be available for re-download.}}</ref>
-In '''California''', the '''Digital Property Rights Transparency Law''' (AB 2426) amended the state’s False Advertising Law by adding '''Business & Professions Code § 17500.6'''. Effective '''January 1, 2025''', sellers may not use terms a reasonable consumer associates with '''unrestricted ownership''' (e.g., “buy,” “purchase”) for digital goods '''unless''' they provide a clear pre-transaction disclosure that the consumer is receiving a license (with a link to the full terms), or obtain the consumer’s affirmative acknowledgment of license restrictions at the time of purchase.<ref>{{cite web |date=2024-09-24 |title=AB 2426 (Irwin) – Chapter 513, Statutes of 2024 |url=https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB2426/id/2927156 |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=LegiScan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2024-04-02 |title=Assembly Committee on Privacy & Consumer Protection: Analysis of AB 2426 (Irwin) |url=https://apcp.assembly.ca.gov/system/files/2024-03/ab-2426-irwin-apcp-analysis.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250424182400/https://apcp.assembly.ca.gov/system/files/2024-03/ab-2426-irwin-apcp-analysis.pdf |archive-date=2025-04-24 |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=California State Assembly}}</ref>
+In '''California''', the '''Digital Property Rights Transparency Law''' (AB 2426) amended the state’s False Advertising Law by adding '''Business & Professions Code § 17500.6'''. Effective '''January 1, 2025''', sellers may not use terms a reasonable consumer associates with '''unrestricted ownership''' (e.g., “buy,” “purchase”) for digital goods '''unless''' they provide a clear pre-transaction disclosure that the consumer is receiving a license (with a link to the full terms), or obtain the consumer’s affirmative acknowledgment of license restrictions at the time of purchase.<ref>{{cite web |date=2024-09-24 |title=AB 2426 (Irwin) – Chapter 513, Statutes of 2024 |url=https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB2426/id/2927156 |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=LegiScan |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251129123017/https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB2426/id/2927156 |archive-date=29 Nov 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2024-04-02 |title=Assembly Committee on Privacy & Consumer Protection: Analysis of AB 2426 (Irwin) |url=https://apcp.assembly.ca.gov/system/files/2024-03/ab-2426-irwin-apcp-analysis.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250424182400/https://apcp.assembly.ca.gov/system/files/2024-03/ab-2426-irwin-apcp-analysis.pdf |archive-date=2025-04-24 |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=California State Assembly}}</ref>
 The '''Federal Trade Commission (FTC)''' has separately warned that platforms must be clear about what consumers actually receive when offered digital products described as “bought” or “purchased,” emphasizing that claims implying ownership when only a license is provided can be deceptive.<ref>{{cite web |date=2023-08-01 |title=Can’t lose what you never had: Claims about digital ownership |url=https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2023/08/cant-lose-what-you-never-had-claims-about-digital-ownership-creation-age-generative-ai |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204095939/https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2023/08/cant-lose-what-you-never-had-claims-about-digital-ownership-creation-age-generative-ai |archive-date=2023-12-04 |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref>
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 *'''2018-12''' – ''Capitol Records v. ReDigi'' (2d Cir.) limits first-sale for digital music file transfers.<ref>{{cite web |date=2018-12-12 |title=Capitol Records v. ReDigi |url=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca2/16-2321/16-2321-2018-12-12.html |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=Justia |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260201041138/https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca2/16-2321/16-2321-2018-12-12.html |archive-date=1 Feb 2026}}</ref>
 *'''2023-12''' – PlayStation announces, then reverses, removal of purchased '''Discovery''' TV content.<ref>{{cite web |date=2023-12-21 |title=Discovery shows won’t be removed |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/21/24011168/sony-playstation-discovery-shows-not-removed |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=The Verge |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251214065636/https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/21/24011168/sony-playstation-discovery-shows-not-removed |archive-date=14 Dec 2025}}</ref>
-*'''2024-09-24''' – California '''AB 2426''' is chaptered; effective '''2025-01-01'''.<ref>{{cite web |date=2024-09-24 |title=AB 2426 – Chaptered text |url=https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB2426/id/2927156 |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=LegiScan}}</ref>
+*'''2024-09-24''' – California '''AB 2426''' is chaptered; effective '''2025-01-01'''.<ref>{{cite web |date=2024-09-24 |title=AB 2426 – Chaptered text |url=https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB2426/id/2927156 |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=LegiScan |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251129123017/https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB2426/id/2927156 |archive-date=29 Nov 2025}}</ref>
 *'''2025-02-18''' – Audible updates its '''License Agreement''' (explicit license language remains).<ref>{{cite web |date=2025-02-18 |title=License Agreement |url=https://www.audible.com/legal/license-agreement |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=Audible.com |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260212143610/https://www.audible.com/legal/license-agreement |archive-date=12 Feb 2026}}</ref>
 *'''2025-08-28''' – '''Deitrich & Farrell v. Audible, Inc.''' filed in W.D. Wash., alleging violations of AB 2426 and California consumer laws.<ref>{{cite web |date=2025-08-28 |title=Deitrich & Farrell v. Audible, Inc. – Class Action Complaint |url=https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wawd.352061/gov.uscourts.wawd.352061.1.0.pdf |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=CourtListener (RECAP) |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250930230643/https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wawd.352061/gov.uscourts.wawd.352061.1.0.pdf |archive-date=30 Sep 2025}}</ref>
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 ==Legal and regulatory context==
-California’s '''§ 17500.6''' targets the '''use of ownership language''' for revocable digital licenses and provides both government and private enforcement mechanisms. Separately, longstanding federal case law for digital media and software confirms that many transactions are licenses, not sales, which constrains consumers’ rights to resell, lend, or transfer digital goods compared to physical media.<ref>{{cite web |date=2024-09-24 |title=AB 2426 (Irwin) – Chapter 513, Statutes of 2024 |url=https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB2426/id/2927156 |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=LegiScan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2010-09-10 |title=Vernor v. Autodesk, Inc., 621 F.3d 1102 (9th Cir. 2010) |url=https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2010/09/10/09-35969.pdf |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260103072904/https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2010/09/10/09-35969.pdf |archive-date=3 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2018-12-12 |title=Capitol Records, LLC v. ReDigi Inc., 910 F.3d 649 (2d Cir. 2018) |url=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca2/16-2321/16-2321-2018-12-12.html |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=Justia |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260201041138/https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca2/16-2321/16-2321-2018-12-12.html |archive-date=1 Feb 2026}}</ref> Some platforms have begun adding '''point-of-sale license notices''' (e.g., Steam), while others rely on terms-of-service documents and support pages for post-purchase issues.<ref>{{cite web |date=2024-10-11 |title=Steam cart disclosure clarifies licensing |url=https://www.techspot.com/news/105108-steam-now-explicitly-states-youre-not-buying-game.html |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=TechSpot |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250930230643/https://www.techspot.com/news/105108-steam-now-explicitly-states-youre-not-buying-game.html |archive-date=30 Sep 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Google Play Books: Takedowns & removals |url=https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/1062975?hl=en |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=Google Help |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250930230644/https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/1062975?hl=en |archive-date=30 Sep 2025}}</ref>
+California’s '''§ 17500.6''' targets the '''use of ownership language''' for revocable digital licenses and provides both government and private enforcement mechanisms. Separately, longstanding federal case law for digital media and software confirms that many transactions are licenses, not sales, which constrains consumers’ rights to resell, lend, or transfer digital goods compared to physical media.<ref>{{cite web |date=2024-09-24 |title=AB 2426 (Irwin) – Chapter 513, Statutes of 2024 |url=https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB2426/id/2927156 |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=LegiScan |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251129123017/https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB2426/id/2927156 |archive-date=29 Nov 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2010-09-10 |title=Vernor v. Autodesk, Inc., 621 F.3d 1102 (9th Cir. 2010) |url=https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2010/09/10/09-35969.pdf |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260103072904/https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2010/09/10/09-35969.pdf |archive-date=3 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2018-12-12 |title=Capitol Records, LLC v. ReDigi Inc., 910 F.3d 649 (2d Cir. 2018) |url=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca2/16-2321/16-2321-2018-12-12.html |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=Justia |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260201041138/https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca2/16-2321/16-2321-2018-12-12.html |archive-date=1 Feb 2026}}</ref> Some platforms have begun adding '''point-of-sale license notices''' (e.g., Steam), while others rely on terms-of-service documents and support pages for post-purchase issues.<ref>{{cite web |date=2024-10-11 |title=Steam cart disclosure clarifies licensing |url=https://www.techspot.com/news/105108-steam-now-explicitly-states-youre-not-buying-game.html |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=TechSpot |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250930230643/https://www.techspot.com/news/105108-steam-now-explicitly-states-youre-not-buying-game.html |archive-date=30 Sep 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Google Play Books: Takedowns & removals |url=https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/1062975?hl=en |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=Google Help |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250930230644/https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/1062975?hl=en |archive-date=30 Sep 2025}}</ref>
 ==See also==