European Union court: Consumers have the right to re-sell their Digitally Distributed games

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wfz said:
This is...worrisome news. At first it sounds amazing for consumers, but I'm sure there are going to be serious reprimands from publishers who do not appreciate this ruling.

Like petitioning the legislatures to change the law? Because I don't see what other recourse they have, short of taking their digital ball and going home.

As for your other question, I can't say I agree. I think it unlikely that my VC copy of Zelda II is going to be sold and resold for the next 200 years, or even 10, in light of constant OS changes, but even if it were, so what? The publisher got its money. If it wants more money, it must either create a new product, or make a product which consumers will not want to resell.

 

thranx said:

wfz said:
Does this apply to games only, or would someone be able to sell their iTunes music?

From the sounds of it it can be applied to any software that is bought. I don't know if music would be counted as software though. Are games considered software? But sounds like good news to me.

Games are definitely considered software. I'm pretty sure MP3s et al. are as well.

 

In any case, if the U.S. comes down on the same side, I'll probably never need to buy a physical copy again, unless there's an amazing sale somewhere.