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Regardless of the EULA, there are legal arguments [1] to be made that Steam's games are goods, not services, and buyers whose games are remotely disabled due to

Regardless of the EULA, there are legal arguments [1] to be made that Steam's games are goods, not services, and buyers whose games are remotely disabled due to auth servers being shut off should be entitled to either a refund, a reasonable patch to keep the game working locally or have a clear expiration date stamped on the storefront since day one. This recent French court's ruling [2] indirectly supports this interpretation. [1]: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tUAX0gnZ3Nw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tUAX0gnZ3Nw [2]: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/09/19/steam-should-let-users-resell-games-french-court-rules/ https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/09/19/steam-should-let...

BlueTemplar 7y ago
Ok, so it seems to be that : 2012 EU ruling : "software is a good that can be resold" 2014 German ruling : "games are not just software, but also "art"(?), they can NOT be resold" https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/02/10/german-court-rules-against-rights-to-resell-steam-games/ https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/02/10/german-court-rul... 2019 French court ruling : "Steam accounts are just software(?), they can be resold" https://www.nextinpact.com/news/108209-ufc-que-choisir-vs-valve-justice-consacre-vente-doccasion-jeux-dematerialises.htm https://www.nextinpact.com/news/108209-ufc-que-choisir-vs-va...