Riot Games is granting you a personal, limited permission to use their games and services, which they can revoke at any time, and you cannot share, sell, or use this access for commercial purposes.
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Your access to Riot Games' services is a revocable license rather than a purchased right, meaning the company can withdraw your access without this constituting a denial of property you own.
Because your access is licensed rather than owned, players have no legal claim to continued access to games or services they have used, even after significant spending, and the license can be revoked consistent with the termination provisions.
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"Subject to your agreement with and continuing compliance with these Terms and all other Riot policies, Riot grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable, limited right and license to use the Riot services for your own personal, non-commercial use. You agree that you will not use the Riot services for any public performance or for any commercial purpose.Excerpt from Riot Games's Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The revocable license model is standard in the gaming and software industries and is generally consistent with copyright law frameworks that distinguish between software licenses and ownership.
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Your access to Riot Games' services is a revocable license rather than a purchased right, meaning the company can withdraw your access without this constituting a denial of property you own.
Because your access is licensed rather than owned, players have no legal claim to continued access to games or services they have used, even after significant spending, and the license can be revoked consistent with the termination provisions.
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