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Because the purchase conveys only a personal, non-commercial license rather than ownership, the user cannot commercially exploit, resell, or use the product outside private personal use.
Interpretive note: The excerpt contains two additional independent propositions—the end-user requirement and the reseller prohibition at Sony PlayStation's sole discretion—recorded in omitted_material. The personal license grant is the primary legal effect of a purchase transaction.
You receive only a personal license for private, non-commercial use when you buy a PlayStation Store product; you do not acquire ownership or commercial rights.
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You may not, however, distribute, copy, reproduce, display, republish, download, or transmit the Clip or any portion of the Clip for public or commercial use, including without limitation, using the Clip in any ad-supported blogs or websites
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Except as set forth below, or as otherwise approved by us, the services are for your personal, non-commercial use unless you enter into a separate agreement with us for your commercial use.
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"You must be an end user to purchase from PlayStation Store. Resellers, as determined by us in our sole discretion, are prohibited. When you order or purchase a product from PlayStation Store, you buy a personal license to use that product for private, non-commercial use.— Excerpt from Sony PlayStation's PlayStation Terms of Service
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Because the purchase conveys only a personal, non-commercial license rather than ownership, the user cannot commercially exploit, resell, or use the product outside private personal use.
You receive only a personal license for private, non-commercial use when you buy a PlayStation Store product; you do not acquire ownership or commercial rights.
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