Officially, it's a violation of most (if not all) software licenses to charge money for others' use of that software. I'm sure there are cybercafes that hope to fly under the radar, and some that are responsible and buy copies for all of their machines.
I know that Valve has a deal in place where the cafe pays a per-machine monthly subscription and gets licencing for all of their games.
http://www.steampowered.com/index.php?area=cyberca fes
I've just skimmed the first 30 or so pages of the report, and there seems to be a whole lot of waffling, with statements such as "Although neither of the magazines have a readership that is 45% or more under 17 (years of age), each has a sizable readership among teens and older children."
The 45% figure cited is the limit that the gaming industry's regulatory commission allows a magazine's readership to be before it is considered to be aimed at a teenage audience. What worries me is that the FTC report mentions that companies are in compliance with these guidelines, then slams them by claiming their "sizable teenage readership" without defining what exactly that means.
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Officially, it's a violation of most (if not all) software licenses to charge money for others' use of that software. I'm sure there are cybercafes that hope to fly under the radar, and some that are responsible and buy copies for all of their machines. I know that Valve has a deal in place where the cafe pays a per-machine monthly subscription and gets licencing for all of their games. http://www.steampowered.com/index.php?area=cyberca fes
I've just skimmed the first 30 or so pages of the report, and there seems to be a whole lot of waffling, with statements such as "Although neither of the magazines have a readership that is 45% or more under 17 (years of age), each has a sizable readership among teens and older children."
The 45% figure cited is the limit that the gaming industry's regulatory commission allows a magazine's readership to be before it is considered to be aimed at a teenage audience. What worries me is that the FTC report mentions that companies are in compliance with these guidelines, then slams them by claiming their "sizable teenage readership" without defining what exactly that means.