I'm sorry but I cannot understand the complaints. Video games haven't changed in like 20 years when it comes to the law. The only difference is they now tell you upfront about the limits.
The problem with resale is NOT that they copy modern EULAs - you are missing the point entirely. How in god's name can you resell a download? You can't. Prove you bought it. You can however give away your account. The game license is owned through the account, not the download. GOG will never ever take away your rights on said download, however they trust you not to share it with anyone in exchange for not loading it up with DRM like securom or starforce.
You guys are being a bit ridiculous here. How can they possibly allow the exchange of data? It's impossible. They sell you the right to download the game, not the actual physical download. So if you wish to sell that which you purchased, sell the account too. Make seperate accounts per game if you have to (when it goes live) Surely you folks know the difference between a license and the actual files? Selling the files would be like copying a DVD and selling it to your friend. That is not legal in any sense of the word.

So, what exactly were your expectations regarding the ownership of games bought from GOG, then?

If I tell you I cleaned the garage, but didn't it's lying. I don't mind if they say 'well you're only really licensing the material.' it's the lying I can't stand.

But you did not answer my question: What sort of "ownership" did you expect that GOG's "rental" does not cover? As Sfon pointed out, you're equating legalese to plain English, thereby making a few leaps of logic.

In my opinion, first of all, Weclock, you'd have to define really well the concept of ownership regarding something that's not subject to the same rules of scarcity as material -- i.e., physical -- stuff is. IANAL and I'm not a follower of DRM or licensing trends, but without an generally agreed-upon concept of such ownership, it's not possible to have an objective, conclusive discussion.
Just like you feel lied to, which is totally acceptable since you're entitled an opinion just as everyone else (plus, as you've put it, GOG says we own the games we buy), I personally feel that GOG's EULA enforcement won't be an issue to most users unless people start engaging in shady activities with the "owned" software that actually cause damage to any of the parties involved in this business. Which, I might add, is something I have no intention to do.
As far as the EULA is concerned, some degree of leniency is required. If we were all to stick to the letter on everything we do, we would be forever stuck in legal battles never reaching a consensus on anything.
Until I'm proven wrong, the GOG team has my trust just as I have theirs.
Cheers!

Wow. You never ever never ever buy the game. You always buy a license to it. Wether on GOG or not. That's the same in every EULA. This isn't DRM, this is normal licensing. So you always 'rent' if that's how you want to say it.
THIS IS NO DIFFERENT TO WHAT YOU HAVE EVER DONE ALMOST WITH ANY GAME.
Seriously OP, then you shouldn't buy any game since it's like that all the time. Seriously... seriously...
You haven't been lied to. You just didn't seem to understand what you are doing.

As far as I know the vast majority of software licensed under this model (apart from open source obviously).
The way I understand it is:
I DO own the game, as in I own a copy of the game, to play, burn, backup, reinstall a million times, etc.
But I DO NOT own the game, as in it's mine, I have full rights to it, so I can do whatever I like, including reverse engineer, steal code, steal assets, etc.
The EULAs are just very strict legalese that covers GOG against any potential problems involving the law.
Don't worry about it.

so, just because a game company says 'lol, we're not like other guys, you are ACTUALLY BUYING THE GAME' and then you find in their EULA they're just like other guys, it's ok to forgive them, just because they're just like everyone else?
No, they lied. plain and simple. The appeal of this website was that YOU BUY IT YOU OWN IT, but this is not true. Are you telling me that just because everyone else does it, I'm to forgive them? No, they said they were different. They're not, so they lied. If you can't see that, then I'm sorry, but you aren't thinking this through.
Then again, the EULA is pretty retarded, seeing as it includes a couple of different sections, including a GNU Public license.. So to be honest I don't understand the EULA, and you know what, you aren't even presented the EULA until it's time to install it, so is there any sort of refund service if I don't agree to the EULA?
When you click on 'Download Now' there isn't even a place to check out the EULA before you give them your billing info.
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Well that varies. Most new EULA's don't say you can make backups.
Although it says "3. You buy it, you keep it. - Don't let your DRMs turn into nightmares (clever, no?). You won't find any intrusive copy protection in our games; we hate draconian DRM schemes just as much as you do, so at GOG.com you don't just buy the game, you actually own it. Once you download a game, you can install it on any PC and re-download it whenever you want, as many times as you need, and you can play it without an internet connection." As you can see they explain what they mean buy you "buy it" since most people don't know what a license is this explains it. You buy the right to use it, not to the code and assets. It's all about the DRM.
Plus you know considering they don't own the actual games, I don't think they could sell you the IP and that's obvious.

GOG is advertising themselves as providing DRM-free games, just like games were in the good old days. Following that principle, they say that you can own their games, just like you could own a game back in the good old days. They can claim to be different from everyone else because everyone else has more restrictions on their games than GOG, whether it's through DRM, activations, running through a client, etc. The EULA is pretty much a requirement of all games to protect the butts of the developers, so we don't have the legal right to pirate, sell copies, or claim other rights that only developers should have.
You say I'm not thinking this through, but what more do you want? I have to ask the same thing that the people before me have. What constitutes owning a game for you? Just when it says that you own it in legalese writing? The product you seem to be asking for doesn't exist. Unless you go out and make your own game.

Owning in these terms means you get the game. You can back it up. You don't need any activation software. You aren't limited in any way shape or form.
It does not mean you can edit the game's exe or copy it for your friend to have without paying for it. This is not DRM. This is common sense.

Yeah, and you own the game just like in the old days. No DRM, still owning a license. In the old days it still was a license. Always was.
Yes! A license to use the game. Simple as that. Otherwise I would be like "I want to buy the IP" or "I want to buy the rights to the game" not "I want to buy the game." That's what buying the game is in normal speech... buying a license.
Nice post.
He should get this. Or he is just lost.

My points exactly.

Well thankfully I live in England. And the law states that I am legally allowed to make backups.
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1992/Uksi_19923233_en_2.htm
50A.—(1) It is not an infringement of copyright for a lawful user of a copy of a computer program to make any back up copy of it which it is necessary for him to have for the purposes of his lawful use.
Whether that will hold up in court or not I'm not sure. But it clearly says I am allowed to make backups.