We shouldn't wait for publishers to self-regulate. We should have legislation prohibiting software lockouts like this. However, the industry will always find w

We shouldn't wait for publishers to self-regulate. We should have legislation prohibiting software lockouts like this. However, the industry will always find ways around it. For example, some games force online multiplayer gameplay in order to advance your character or unlock stuff. This is 'great' when the game is popular because it encourages people to play the multiplayer, but even a year or two later if the server are up, there may not be enough people to play with/against. So, the legislation would have to prohibit limiting/locking content or gameplay options, say, if the multiplayer options become unavailable or unusable.