Dhruin
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This is actually a loss for gamers - it will simply push publishers harder toward streaming and subscriptions options.
If there is such a case, US courts will probably side with producers. EU is much more geared towards customer rights while USA towards right of corporations.
Dhruin: I think that push is already mighty strong.
If there is such a case, US courts will probably side with producers. EU is much more geared towards customer rights while USA towards right of corporations.
Hey, Corporations are people, too!
Here's an idea - go to the upcoming Steam sale, buy 500 copies of that game that's selling for $2.75, then go out and sell them yourself for $7 each. Profitssss!
A single digital file, however, can be sold and re-sold thousands of times and it will always be exactly the same experience as a brand new game.
Of course, with services like Steam and Origin, this ruling is more a moral victory than a tangible one, since there's no effective way to resell most digital games. However, it's still a nice middle-finger to serve any uppity executive who acts like you're paying for a glorified rental rather than the game itself.
"corporate citizen" is the term used in the united states. it all goes back to the concept of "limited liability" that "limited partnerships" used to take on when they spread they venture capital across many ships. if one ship was lost at sea, they had nine other ships that were still transporting goods - its not a whole loss.
For the weak computer owner it is still the exact same experience as if they had downloaded a brand new game directly from the source.The experience depends on the support. A game played on a weak computer does not deliver the same experience as a power computer.
A used book, car, or DVD that has changed hands just once immediately loses value. Over time and after changing hands many times these products suffer wear and tear. A digital file is always going to be exactly the same experience for any given user, whether it is brand new and downloaded directly from Steam, or whether it has changed hands thousands of times.Since the support is owned by the user, it is the same for books when bought used or brand new. The experience has not to be compared between users but with what the user can expect with what it has in the hands.
I appreciate sticking to your guns to the bitter end, but that's just silly. Cars are valued based on their mileage, in addition to the make/model. A 2 year old car with 10,000 miles will certainly not have lost the same value as a 2 year old car with 100,000 miles. similarly, a car sitting on the lot with 10 miles on the odometer will have a higher value than the same car sitting on the same lot that's been used as a demo and has 1000 miles on it.A non used car loses value the same.
I see. Thank you. I didn't know this historical background.
He was talking about a "non-used" car, which presumably eliminates cars which get purchased and leave the lot. Even throwing out that obvious counterargument, his point still falls apart.
A non used car loses value the same.
A unopened item loses value the same.
Technology always becomes bigger, faster, better, cheaper.