Steam now presents gamers with a new version of the
Steam
Subscriber Agreement, highlighting that games on Steam are not owned, but
rather are licensed to users, who do not actually own anything. It's not clear
that anything has changed as much as this is now a point of emphasis.
Update:
As noted
by GameSpot the language on Steam when checking out now clearly states that
you are licensing items in your
shopping licensing cart (thanks
jacobvandy). This is
seen in this paragraph invoking the word "license" five times:
Steam and
your Subscription(s) require the download and installation of Content and
Services onto your computer. Valve hereby grants, and you accept, a
non-exclusive license and right, to use the Content and Services for your
personal, non-commercial use (except where commercial use is expressly allowed
herein or in the applicable Subscription Terms). This license ends upon
termination of (a) this Agreement or (b) a Subscription that includes the
license. The Content and Services are licensed, not sold. Your license confers
no title or ownership in the Content and Services. To make use of the Content
and Services, you must have a Steam Account and you may be required to be
running the Steam client and maintaining a connection to the Internet.