Katana314@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 hours agoSteam Now Warns Consumers That They're Buying a License, Not a Game During a Purchasewww.cgmagonline.comexternal-linkmessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up1416arrow-down13
arrow-up1413arrow-down1external-linkSteam Now Warns Consumers That They're Buying a License, Not a Game During a Purchasewww.cgmagonline.comKatana314@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 hours agomessage-square66fedilink
minus-squarehopesdead@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up153·20 hours agoI’m pretty sure this is in response to a recent California bill that forces digital storefronts to disclose if it is a license you are getting. Otherwise the storefront is not allowed to use words like “buy” or “purchase”. https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/26/24254922/california-digital-purchase-disclosure-law-ab-2426
minus-squarecybermass@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43·18 hours ago10/10 law can we please get this in Canada too?
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·9 hours agoBetter yet, can we just get a law that makes it so when we buy something we own it?
minus-squareBlisterexe@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 hours agoAt least for steam it looks like it might be rolled out worldwide
I’m pretty sure this is in response to a recent California bill that forces digital storefronts to disclose if it is a license you are getting. Otherwise the storefront is not allowed to use words like “buy” or “purchase”.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/26/24254922/california-digital-purchase-disclosure-law-ab-2426
10/10 law can we please get this in Canada too?
Better yet, can we just get a law that makes it so when we buy something we own it?
At least for steam it looks like it might be rolled out worldwide