Munkeh111 said:
Kasz216 said:
Munkeh111 said:
Kasz216 said:
Games4Fun said:
I am finding it kind of funny people keep calling the video game company greedy for wanting some profit off of a sale of thier product while some of these same people are complaining about what money they might lose from reselling the same product.
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I would guess that's only because your having a major disconnect in logic.
A used sale of Madden 11 is NOT a sale of EA's product.
They SOLD EA 11 to someone.... who then sold it back to gamestop.
People fight for the resale value because once you buy Madden 11 from EA.... it is no longer EA's product. It's YOUR product. The person who bought it.
It's PURELY about consumer rights.
Fun story FYI. I don't sell games to gamestop. Ever. Nor do I play online on consoles. This actually benefits me because i'll be able to get games cheaper and don't play online. Either way it's a HUGE violation of customer rights.
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But it is. You don't own the rights to distribute, you don't own the IP, you don't own all the licenses. Basically consumers buying used games are buying the game from gamestop, but they don't own the rights to the game
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Yes they do.
Otherwise you know... gamestops wouldn't be a problem because they'd be.... Illlegal. When you buy a game you do own the rights to distribute that copy.
Buying a used game from gamestop is no different then buying a new game from gamestop in terms of rights and the law.
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It's not really about the law, but it is about not giving money to people who have made the game
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Once again.... why do they deserve money?
Think about this for a second.
John buys a game... hates it.
Sells it to gamsetop Jim buys it used.
Why should they be entitiled to Jim's money? John clearly hates it and sold it back.
All used sales do is punish people who convince people who don't like there games that they would like it.
Say I buy a game... I hate it. I give it to my friend for free. They no have to pay 10 dollars for the online... why? Why do they have any right to anymore money when the first purchase was very clearly an unsatisifactory outcome?
They already got their money for that purchasee.
If I buy some pasta at a restraunt take a bite and don't like it... and then give it to my girlfriend... should my girlfriend be forced to pay the restruant 5 dollars? Because they were the creators of the dish? That's completly asinine.
