“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.”
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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 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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