While the ability to buy and sell used games is a good thing, I don't like this. It's really rather unenforceable, but if attempts are made to enforce it, it will likely cause developers, especially independent developers, to flee Europe. Non-European companies won't go for it, at least until EU starts actively blocking their sites/services. (can they even do that? will they?) The U.S. would not do this, because the U.S. does not want to drive away business. Forcing developers (again, especially small ones!) to set up this kind of service is a burden that most won't do, or even be able to do. EA and Steam, sure, it's no problem for them (they won't do it), but what about tiny, one or two person developers that make very little money from their games, but make them because they love to do so? They could get hit with a lawsuit or fine because they are unable to comply with such a ruling.
This is a bad decision, unfortunately. It's as bad as American copyright and patent laws in stifling creativity and entrepreneurship. Hurts the little guys, and they're our best hope for great new ideas.
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