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There are multiple cases going through the courts in multiple countries around this. The one i have in mind is in France (UFC Que Choisir vs Steam iirc) but i
by di4na 4y ago
There are multiple cases going through the courts in multiple countries around this.
The one i have in mind is in France (UFC Que Choisir vs Steam iirc) but i know there are others.
From time to time, someone look at these, read the judge opinion, realise how much it would change the web economy out there, write a panicked piece... Then swiftly erase it from their memory because it is a tad too big to think through.
- EMIRELADERO 4y agoCheck out Andino v. Apple too if you haven't already!
- rapht 4y ago"Calling a cat, a cat", as we say in French: I really do not see what anyone would lose just putting the right words on each action -- and it's not even very difficult to define. Can the user use the thing mostly without the provider? Yes = purchase, no = rental. If all of sudden it's all "rentals" everywhere, what does it change -- apart from opening up an avenue for the people willing to actually sell the things they would otherwise lease, because consumers will prefer it that way?
- di4na 4y agoIt changes because what was sold as "buying" need to fulfill the promises too. It is not only long term. Did you bought a game on Steam? Now they have to give you a lot of rights they were not allowed to give you. And still are not.