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

[SamuelRSmith]

noname2200 said:

 

SamuelRSmith said:

Before you buy something, it is first the producer's property. If they want to put on obligations (such as not being able to resell) that you agree to, then the producer should be able to enforce those obligations. If you don't agree to those obligations, don't continue with the transaction. You have no right to play games, but that have property rights.

Thankfully, we don't live in a libertarian world. Regulations on sales and other property rights have existed for millenia, and for good reason. The First Sale question in particular was settled contrary to your beliefs over a century ago.*

I respect your right to cling to a vision of an ideal world where equal bargaining power between the parties always exists, but I'm personally delighted that this court at least does not subscribe to such.

 

*At least in the United States. I'm ignorant of Europe's history with same.

Quite clearly, this particular regulation only happened a few days ago. Not millenia. It's a shit law. If we leave it for a thousand years, it's still a shit law.