Valve Wins Court Case, Digital Resale Of Games Has Been Closed.

[brendanvb]

Just another reason I'm glad I don't go that route. If I had to buy games, I want to own them, not rent them from the mega corporation thanks.

Yeah which is why I buy most games on discs. But ultimately it will all become digital so unfortunately it seems this is a reality we will one day have to accept.

[Mephisto_Helix]

I reject your reality!

[AlphaJohn]

I understand what you're saying but if you buy a fridge you can resell it if you don't want it anymore. I don't see why we shouldn't be allowed to sell our games if we paid for them. The people buying our second hand games were not going to pay full retail price anyway.

Because you never own the game in the 1st place digital or retail disk. Actually reading the EULA's will point this out. Same goes for any software.

What you are in fact buying is a licence to use said software as the licence prescribe. In Valves case the Use does not include transfer rights.

Just another reason I'm glad I don't go that route. If I had to buy games, I want to own them, not rent them from the mega corporation thanks.

Erm, maybe you should read the licence again. You do not own the game... ever, you just bought the rights to use it.

[Stunt]

^This, everything software! I can't believe nobody knew this

[MetalSoup]

^This, everything software! I can't believe nobody knew this

I think people know this, they just can't accept it.

[brendanvb]

Well I guess I learnt something new today then. Why are 2nd hand sales only becoming an issue now?

[MetalSoup]

Well I guess I learnt something new today then. Why are 2nd hand sales only becoming an issue now?

It's always been an issue. Publishers have actually been trying to prevent it for years.

[AlphaJohn]

Well I guess I learnt something new today then. Why are 2nd hand sales only becoming an issue now?

Its not new, there is court cases about it dating back as far as I can remember. The main issue I guess comes up with how Europe and US see IP rights in regard to software.

As for the Valve case Steam was using the lack to transferability to organize sales with publishers, I was hoping Valve would win this case as it would have killed sales as we knew it if they did not.

[XbatousaiX]

It's always been an issue. Publishers have actually been trying to prevent it for years.

Ja publishers have been wanting the second hand market gone for like forever.Go back to last year when Microsoft had to do there 180 on the check in system consumers have the right to voice there disgust at this.Lets not just bend over and take it if you don't like it speak up.

[Ike_009]

Because you never own the game in the 1st place digital or retail disk. Actually reading the EULA's will point this out. Same goes for any software.

What you are in fact buying is a licence to use said software as the licence prescribe. In Valves case the Use does not include transfer rights.



Erm, maybe you should read the licence again. You do not own the game... ever, you just bought the rights to use it.

^This
Digital rights are less like fridges and closer to Tattoos.