Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

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."

1 of 261 comments (clear)

  1. Regional Court by silanea · · Score: 4, Informative

    This is a decision by a regional court. They universally suck at rulings regarding any technology invented after 1900. A state court recently held a domain registrar responsible for copyright infringement. And nevermind the treasure trove of truly grotesque copyright-related rulings coming out of the city-state of Hamburg - they are legendary here in Germany, similar to patent cases in Texas.

    This is bound to be appealed, and our higher courts usually fare better when it comes to dealing with Das Internet.

    --
    Rudolf Hess edited Mein Kampf. He was the very first grammar nazi.