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German Court Forbids Resale of Valve Games

Posted by timothy on from the einmal-und-nur-einmal dept.

sfcrazy writes "A German court has dismissed a 'reselling' case in favor of Valve Software, the maker of Steam OS. German consumer group Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband (vzbv) had filed a complaint against Valve as Valve's EULA (End User License Agreement) prohibits users from re-selling their games. What it means is that German users can't resell their Steam Games."

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  1. Re:Bad ruling by ShieldW0lf · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I think it's a good ruling. There's too much artificial scarcity in the world, and it's easiest to see in the realm of "intellectual property". When ordinary people think they have accumulated value in their "intellectual property" holdings, they're less likely to support putting a stop to this vicious scheme.

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    -1 Uncomfortable Truth
  2. Maybe by Sepodati · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Maybe you shouldn't be on a computer.