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Im sure most, if not all of you have heard about the patent that Sony have filed, although that doesnt mean they will use it. Well I came across this earlier, bit of light reading if your bored 
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0007892.html
An abstract from it...
A game playing system includes a use permission tag provided for use in a game disk for a user of a game, a disk drive, and a reproduction device for reproducing the game. The disk drive reads out a disk ID from the game disk. When the game is to be played, the reproduction device conveys the disk ID and a player ID to the use permission tag. The use permission tag stores the terms of use of the game and determines whether a combination of the disk ID and the player ID conveyed from the reproduction device fulfills the terms of use or not.
Whats your feelings towards having a restricted 2nd hand games market (If it was to ever happen) Would it be enough for you to change what platform you play on?

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0007892.html
An abstract from it...
A game playing system includes a use permission tag provided for use in a game disk for a user of a game, a disk drive, and a reproduction device for reproducing the game. The disk drive reads out a disk ID from the game disk. When the game is to be played, the reproduction device conveys the disk ID and a player ID to the use permission tag. The use permission tag stores the terms of use of the game and determines whether a combination of the disk ID and the player ID conveyed from the reproduction device fulfills the terms of use or not.
Whats your feelings towards having a restricted 2nd hand games market (If it was to ever happen) Would it be enough for you to change what platform you play on?