When you buy a product, who "owns" the product? Is it the company who created the product or is it the purchaser? The reason this is asked is that for most products, the purchaser owns it. However, for electronic devices, it is usually difficult to tell. For example, a DVD may not be copied, even though you bought the disc itself. Or, if you buy a video game console, you are prohibited from hacking or modding it by law.
I find this to be very interesting as much of what the previous comment is true, however not always will you think of this concept. I would honestly like to think that what you buy is yours, but when you look at fine print you notice a deeper context. For example game consoles cannot be modded, this basically meaning that you cannot change the console, if you do the company can actually sue you. Or when you buy a DVD, you are only renting the right to view it, despite you physically owning the disc. Even if two games pose similarities a company can sue another company. Suing over rights is actually common nowadays especially with advances in technology. Megavideos has actually been shut down because of these very same accusations, by SOAPA and PIPA, as part of the federal attacks on the internet. The biggest fear has become internet censorship..
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