Ross Scott's 'Stop Killing Games' Campaign

[WhiteShark]

Ubisoft is now deleting licenses for The Crew from players' accounts, presumably as a ploy to get around Ross' legal efforts. I won't pretend to know EU law, but I can't help but think this is going to backfire spectactularly.



https://archive.is/ZC43r

The archived page came out very badly for some reason, so I'm also putting the original link below:
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/racing/ub ... ership-is/

[anonusername]

The only correct answer is to clarify that using "purchase" or "buy" instead of "license" or "rent" means either
1. The consumer needs to have a perpetual and transferable right to use software with the functionality and terms of service as of the initial purpose. Any updates can introduce new terms of service, but they must either be optional or allow for a refund. Whether some portions of the functionality are implemented server-side is an implementation detail which should have no bearing on the consumer's right to use the original functionality. How the companies ensure consumers are able to use the functionality they paid for is up to them.
2. By using the terms "purchase", "buy", etc. the publisher is committing fraud and should be liable for treble damages. i.e. if the game you "bought" for $60 on steam ceases functioning because it is always-online and the servers go down, then you are entitled to a $180 refund, possibly much more if you are a professional streamer or competitive gamer.

If this were implemented in the American legal system the publishers would immediately change their behavior.

[Oyster Sauce]