Wargamer Home - Forum Home
Welcome Guest, please Login or Register!
If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register or login before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

Topic: Second time around

    Page 1

All Forums : [GAMES] : Computer Gaming > Second time around
11 SEP 2010 at 2:23am

Herman Hum

Centurion
Centurion



Posts : 888
Joined: 28 JUL 2006
Location: 0

Status : Offline
Looks like the AutoDesk v. Vernor establishes that EULAs are legal and binding. No, you don't own it: Court upholds EULAs, threatens digital resale[/h2] The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today ruled (PDF) on a long-standing case involving used software on eBay, and it came to an important decision: if a company says you don't have the right to resell a program, you don't have that right. Could this mean the end of the resale market for all digital content? Yup. But the court says it had no choice. http://www.google.com/u...sAsGj7rcUPjwwD7YL5SRZnAA It's a pity that the issue of "How anyone can agree/disagree to a EULA without first opening the package" is not covered.



The PlayersDB - The Harpoon Community's #1 Choice.


Profile Search


12 SEP 2010 at 12:02pm

phredd1

Commander
Commander



Posts : 1065
Joined: 10 SEP 2006

Status : Offline
IIRC, the Supreme Court often takes issue with the 9th Circuit rulings, so maybe an appeal would be worth it.  Jarhead will no doubt correct me should I be off base.  It would interesting to have his take on all this.

One mistake, and you're sliding down the razor blade of defeat, and a dull, rusted, and poisoned blade at that.


Profile Search
12 SEP 2010 at 4:43pm

Greybriar

Commander
Commander



Posts : 2704
Joined: 30 MAY 2008
Location: US

Status : Offline
This whole thing is a nightmare. Consumers on one side and the fat cats on the other. And lumped in with the fat cats are the developers and publishers who want an honest return on their investments. Big money has had a say again and I hope there exists enough integrity in the U.S. judicial system to uphold what is right instead of siding with who has the most money.

This war is not about slavery. --Robert E. Lee


Profile Search
All Forums : [GAMES] : Computer Gaming > Second time around

    Page 1

Jump to:
0 Members Subscribed To This Topic