What are your opinions about the New Californian Law?

[Complete Domination]

Regarding the prohibition of digital stores such as steam from using the word buying or purchasing, thus making it official for the first time that customers from these stores don't own anything.

They claimed this is to help fix the "deceptive" description of publishers that caused trouble like Ubisoft's The Crew but I failed to see how it is relevant at all, if anything this law is benefiting Ubisoft even more. Am I missing something here?

[sfnhltb]

"buy" is a reasonable synonym for "purchase a perpetual license to use" for normal usage, don't see a reason why lawyer speak has to be applied everywhere, that can be kept in the small print for those that want to spend their lives reading such.

[C4Warr10r]

Holografix původně napsal:

no, this is false. fearmongering and specious reasoning at it's finest.

I'm glad that my case is the finest, but explain how it is wrong.

[Holografix]

C4Warr10r původně napsal:

Holografix původně napsal:

no, this is false. fearmongering and specious reasoning at it's finest.

I'm glad that my case is the finest, but explain how it is wrong.

using the whole "Prove Me Wrong" strategy of commentary means you can post whatever bs you want, and then push the burden of proof on your detractors. it's a sneaky tactic, and in complete bad faith.

i can see you're wrong, that your comment doesn't demonstrate an understanding of legal matters, but honestly, it's not up to me to teach you, it's up to you to see your comment and try to understand how it is in error. Look up that stuff via google.

[Morkonan]

Holografix původně napsal:

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no, this is false. fearmongering and specious reasoning at it's finest.

When it comes down to commercial or industrial regulations, "Where California goes is where the Union goes..."

IOW - When California institutes a new regulation regarding anything that could be sold in California, that's what all the manufacturers do if their product could potentially be sold in California. That's because if their products do not meet California's regulatory requirements, they don't get to sell or distribute them to California.

And, in California, regulatory agencies are demigods...

[Holografix]

Morkonan původně napsal:

Holografix původně napsal:

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no, this is false. fearmongering and specious reasoning at it's finest.

When it comes down to commercial or industrial regulations, ... in California, regulatory agencies are demigods...

Separation of church and state please.

[Lemur]

so it just changes the grammar of steam? Doesn't change anything lol

[ナルゴ]

I don't think it changes much in practice. The text just better reflects the nature of the transaction.