Sony Playstation Why Don't You Care
From WV Uncommonplace : Uncommon Conversations by Jr Sparrow
April 30, 2026 · 47 min
About this episode
The episode discusses Sony's new DRM policy and its implications for game ownership and consumer rights with attorney Kirk Sigmon.
Host JR Sparrow sits down with intellectual property attorney Kirk Sigmon to break down Sony's controversial new DRM policy requiring players to check in online every 30 days to maintain access to their digital games. What starts as a deep dive into the legal fine print turns into a wide-ranging conversation about game ownership, consumer rights, the evolution of console ecosystems, and the future of the gaming industry. Guest: Kirk Sigmon Kirk Sigmon is an intellectual property attorney with over a decade of experience working with companies across the U.S., Japan, Korea, China, and Europe. His specialties include patents, trademarks, and copyrights — with a particular focus on video game law. He is a graduate research cohort member at Dartmouth studying artificial intelligence, deep learning, machine vision, and FPGAs. He also co-founded Ban , a law firm specializing in tech and IP law, and Patent Arcade , a website dedicated to video game intellectual property. Topics Covered Sony's 30-Day DRM Check-In Policy – What it means, how it works, and why it became a controversy Do You Actually Own Your Digital Games? – The difference between ownership and licensing, and what…
People in this episode
Host: JR Sparrow
Guest: Kirk Sigmon
Topics covered
- Sony's DRM policy
- game ownership
- consumer rights
- console ecosystems
- gaming industry future
- game delisting
- video game law
Keywords
- DRM policy
- digital games
- game ownership
- consumer rights
- console ecosystems
- video game law
- game delisting
- Sony BMG Rootkit
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Sony, Ban, Patent Arcade
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