If purchasing isn’t owning, then pirating isn’t a copyright violation.

(let alone stealing, which CVs never were.)

(You wouldn’t violate the copyrights of a bear.)

ETA: Maybe, just maybe, if a more enlightened age emerges from this fine mess, we’ll actually get some consumer protections regarding digital property, such as guarantees to host downloadable content for a minimum timeframe, and the right and mechanism by which to transfer ownership.

Heh, used games, like if a game can be “used”.