French high court rules that Steam can’t ban users from reselling digital games
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Re: French high court rules that Steam can’t ban users from reselling digital games
#2Could this extend to ebooks as well?
Valve's argument that what they sold was a license and not the game feels like a distinction without a difference to me. Say I accept that. Then why can't I sell that license?
Re: French high court rules that Steam can’t ban users from reselling digital games
#3Could this extend to ebooks as well? Valve's argument that what they sold was a license and not the game feels like a distinction without a difference to me. Say I accept that. Then why can't I sell that license?
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#4"Although its unlikely a policy change this momentous would be made, Valve has a history of making changes based on court rulings it’s involved in."
Sooo...Valve has a history of changing its policies to follow the law?
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#5I can't imagine Valve won't find some loophole or way around this. Being able to resell digital games would destroy that economy. A possible outcome would be games in France are never on sale and they can only be traded within the French Steam economy. Can Valve still take a cut of all sales on their platform or add fees? Very curious how this turns out, but I feel like it's 50/50 whether this makes things better or worse.
Re: French high court rules that Steam can’t ban users from reselling digital games
#6Could this extend to ebooks as well? Valve's argument that what they sold was a license and not the game feels like a distinction without a difference to me. Say I accept that. Then why can't I sell that license?
Under French law, probably. Not A French Lawyer.
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#7"Although its unlikely a policy change this momentous would be made, Valve has a history of making changes based on court rulings it’s involved in." Sooo...Valve has a history of changing its policies to follow the law?
Steams refund policy came about not long after being convicted in Australian court for not allowing them.
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#8"Although its unlikely a policy change this momentous would be made, Valve has a history of making changes based on court rulings it’s involved in." Sooo...Valve has a history of changing its policies to follow the law?
Pretty strange in this day and age with companies like Uber, Google or Facebook.
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#9Personally, I like the fact that Steam games can’t be resold. Why? Because that keeps the prices down since the resale value of a game does not need to be included in the price.
If games could be resold then I’d have to go through the trouble of reselling them in order to recoup the difference.
Re: French high court rules that Steam can’t ban users from reselling digital games
#10I can't imagine Valve won't find some loophole or way around this. Being able to resell digital games would destroy that economy. A possible outcome would be games in France are never on sale and they can only be traded within the French Steam economy. Can Valve still take a cut of all sales on their platform or add fees? Very curious how this turns out, but I feel like it's 50/50 whether this makes things better or…
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