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Dead Game News: Response from the European Commission [companies shut down single player games you bought with always online DRM] (yt.artemislena.eu)
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[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca -2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Say I go to a furniture store and buy a table. It has a 5 year warranty

It doesn't. Before you buy the table they make you sign this agreement (which has a typo in it), explicitly stating there is no warranty.

YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT USE OF THE PRODUCT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, THE PRODUCT IS SUPPLIED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE“ BASIS. UBISOFT UBISOFT’S LICENSORS, CHANNEL PARTNERS AND ASSOCIATED SERVICE PROVIDERS DO NOT MAKE AND HEREBY DISCLAIM ANY GUARANTEES, CONDITIONS, WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY OR OTHER TERMS INCLUDIND AS TO: (A) ITS CONFORMITY, ACCURACY, CURRENTNESS, COMPLETENESS, RELIABILITY OR SECURITY (B) ITS SUITABILITY FOR A PARTICULAR USE; (C) IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT; (D) ITS MARKET VALUE; OR (E) YOUR SATISFACTION. UBISOFT DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE PRODUCT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE PRODUCT IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. YOU ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR SELECTING THE PRODUCT TO ACHIEVE YOUR INTENDED RESULTS, AND FOR THE INSTALLATION OF, USE OF, AND RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE PRODUCT.

[–] alessandro@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

It looks like you believe that EULA rewrite the law; big news: that's not how things works. EULA could add something like

...AND, SOMETIME, WE'LL BARGE IN YOUR HOUSE AND TAKE STUFF WE LIKE.

After you have accepted the EULA and they trespass in your house stealing stuff, you know what will happen?

They end up in jail for stealing the same as any common thieves.

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[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Jesus christ does it say that? No it doesn't. Everyone in this thread is constantly making shit up to make it sound like what Ubisoft did is literal murder. Selling things with no warranty is perfectly legal and the government isn't going to overturn laws because Ubisoft is a shit company. Just don't buy from Ubisoft! It's easy!

Most licenses for software sold at retail disclaim (as far as local laws permit) any warranty on the performance of the software and limit liability for any damages to the purchase price of the software. One well-known case which upheld such a disclaimer is Mortenson v. Timberline.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End-user_license_agreement

[–] alessandro@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Selling things with no warranty is perfectly legal.

You seems unaware that most countries have consumer protection laws. They cover mandatory warranty, health and security protocols (for physical stuff) and all sort of laws against planned obsolescence, fair competition etc...etc.

Just don’t buy from Ubisoft! It’s easy!

If you're unaware that Ubisoft is going against consumer laws... well, of course you say so. Make yourself a question. If it's perfectly legal for Ubisoft to "shut down" phisical videogames you bought in the store: why isn't everybody doing so?

[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Make yourself a question. If it's perfectly legal for Ubisoft to "shut down" phisical videogames you bought in the store: why isn't everybody doing so?

Because people would stop buying their games!

[–] alessandro@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

"Because people would stop buying their games!" [makes] "it’s perfectly legal"?

That's your logic?