Valve Removes Right For Class Action Claims From EULA

trawg writes "Valve has joined the list of companies that have altered their terms and conditions to prevent users from filing a class action suit. Their official statement says that such claims 'impose unnecessary expense and delay' and are 'designed to benefit the class action lawyers.' In its stead, they've added a new arbitration process, in which Valve will reimburse costs (under certain circumstances) when dispute resolution can't be solved through their normal support process."

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Re:I deeply dislike the end-run aroudn the courts

[TheGratefulNet]

lets repeat this one more time since a lot of you dunces are not quite following.

the point of a suit like this would be to PUNISH bad behavior.

it was NEVER to get anyone money or make them rich.

it was ALWAYS to punish.

and when we remove the punishment, little johnny can now hit his sister with a stick all he wants. he can throw rocks at cars and there's no punishment!

this is what's wrong with the 'it only benefits lawyers' bullshit response. IT DOES NOT. it benefits us when you punish bad boys.

how can I say it any simpler? should I add a car analogy, too?

I was starting to think well of steam (I don't game or live in that world, fwiw) but it sounded like they were a good place.

now, they are yet another american corp who wants to have no down-side if they do wrong.

well, FUCK THEM. I now consider them evil. like sony.