The EOR Principle is reflected in two pieces of European legislation: the Information Society Directive (which applies to all copyrightable works) and the Software Directive (which applies specifically to software and computer programs).Įach of these Directives provides that the owner of the copyright in a work has the exclusive right to authorise or prohibit the distribution of that work. This, together with the application of a legal doctrine known as the "exhaustion of rights" principle (EOR Principle), meant that you were able to freely sell on any boxed product game you purchased as you saw fit and in so doing, transfer your licence to access the game itself to the purchaser. However, unlike with digital games, you also actually acquired ownership of something tangible, namely the disc onto which the copy of the game was pressed. I did do a quick google just to be sure that is the case and it says under EU law these second hand games can be legally sold to me by the seller, and in buying them the purchaser does acquire the rights to play them.Īs with digital games, whenever you purchased a boxed product game, you were also granted a licence to access the copy of the game you purchased. So what do I do with these games? Obviously I do physically own the originals now so I do own the games. However some say 'The code has already been activated by a different Steam Account and can not be reused' It says contact the retailer or online seller for advice but obviously that does not apply a I bought them at the flea market so there is no retailer, it's a private sale. Some of the games I can activate the product on Steam and it often adds even more games to my library. I get games for 1 or 2 euros and I am quite a fan of retro gaming. A car boot sale may be called a flea market where you live, but you get the idea. I often pick up old games at the local car boot sale here in sunny Gran Canaria.
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