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Ubisoft argues players don't own their games in wake of The Crew lawsuit (www.techspot.com)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Company shut down servers and removed the game from customers' libraries last year

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

If buying isn't owning, pirating isn't stealing.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Isn't?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

Thanks for the correction.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago

Fuck Ubisoft

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I really hope this admission bites them in the ass and in the future we get better consumer protection laws that clearly state we own what we pay for.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Hahahahahahahahahah!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

It's actually very very clear you're just buying a license, people just.. Don't care. I don't think they should be able to sell it in the way that they do, given that it's predatory and destructive, but if you read the terms and conditions of any storefront you've purchased the game from they're extremely explicit you're buying a revokable 1 person license to play the game from Ubisoft.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

This is the problem with rented software. The obvious solution is to support indie developers and retailers like GOG.