| Scoobes said: I never said it was logical, lol. It's an issue with the laws for protecting copyright holders. Basically, the reason you're allowed to sell your content is because the value decreases with use (like a car for instance). With digital download, as their is no decrease in value due to the user; it remains identical from the day you purchased it. Due to this, a digital resale becomes an issue for content holders as their is no distinct advantage to buying something new, the quality of the digital product remains constant and therefore, for the content provider, is the equivalent of piracy. Even selling second hand games has the disadvantage that the disk is worn, the case may be damaged, manual missing, etc. You can however, sell an entire account because when you buy a game across Steam, that is technically what you own... yeah, the laws are fuzzy.
Which other services (with DRM) offer all of this? As far as I'm aware, none of them (including the EA online thing). Valve and Steam have fans because the service is good. It wasn't all plain sailing as I'm sure you know. When Steam was first launched it was a terrible service, but people don't mind anymore because it's greatly improved over the years. You must see that right? |
I don't know about the laws where you might live, but there is no such law here. I really doubt that there is that kind of law there either. How about those retail games which value goes up from the purchase? Like when you get a game for 5€, you should not be able to sell it for 10€? Or those old collectors games? But once again, I don't care about the developer. I care about the customer, me. My rights.
Actually, steam does not allow you to sell the account. It is forbidden in some rule and they might ban the account if you do that.
I don't know, I prefer to buy my games from retail. I do know that and I am still pissed at valve for making people use steam back then. It was horrible and true, it is better now. But as you can see, some people mind. At least me. :P
