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What the large print giveth, the small print may not taketh away. If the large print says "Buy", the small print may not alter that to "License for a limited t
by MereInterest 5y ago
What the large print giveth, the small print may not taketh away. If the large print says "Buy", the small print may not alter that to "License for a limited time that may be ended whenever we feel like it." The small print may clarify what the large print says, but direct contradiction is a form of false advertising.
- pdonis 5y agoI just now checked Ubisoft's website and clicked on a random game. Yes, there is a big "BUY" button, but once I click it, I get a page that asks me what length of time I want to purchase a subscription for. So it's quite clear, at least for that one game, that what you are buying is a subscription to something, not a product that you get ownership of indefinitely. The game sellers, if someone did actually try to make the "false advertising" argument, would probably argue that it's common knowledge that "buying" a game from their online store does not mean you get indefinite ownership. It would be an interesting case if anyone ever did try it.