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Valve Sued In Germany Over Game Ownership

Posted by samzenpus on from the mine-now-I-sell-it dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Federation of German Consumer Organizations (VZVB) has sued computer game distributor Valve because it prohibits Steam-gamers from reselling their games. Steam users own the games they purchase and should be able to resell them when they want to, just like owners of traditional card or board games can, said Carola Elbrecht, project manager for consumer rights in the digital world at the VZVB, on Thursday. But while those traditional game owners can resell their games whenever they like, Steam users often cannot, she said."

8 of 384 comments (clear)

  1. First Post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Shame I can't transfer it to another article...

    1. Re:First Post! by GiantMolecularCloud · · Score: 5, Funny

      Did you purchase it?

    2. Re:First Post! by EmagGeek · · Score: 3, Funny

      No, he only licensed it.

    3. Re:First Post! by Translation+Error · · Score: 5, Funny

      Great, that's just what we need... Chinese first post farmers.

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      When someone says, "Any fool can see ..." they're usually exactly right.
  2. You can't have your cake ... by prasadsurve · · Score: 2, Funny

    and sell it too.

    1. Re:You can't have your cake ... by lxs · · Score: 3, Funny

      I sincerely hope that that policy includes a clause about the food in question being undigested.

  3. Re:local laws super seed that contract by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    local laws super seed that contract

    It's a crumb! It's a bug! No, its SUPER SEED! Punishing evil-doers with his Embryo of Justice and Sprouts of Righteousness!

  4. Re:local laws super seed that contract by rarumberger · · Score: 3, Funny

    And this, kids, is why your Comp Sci and Engineering degrees require you to take a semester of English.