Does Steam not allowing me to resell / loan my games qualify as a violation of the First-Sale Doctrine, and therefore...

Does Steam not allowing me to resell / loan my games qualify as a violation of the First-Sale Doctrine, and therefore, my copyright?

That'll be $650,000/violation, Steam.

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(You)

>thinking you own games
>current year

Good luck paying those lawyer fees nerdo

>your copyright
you don't own the game, you're leased a copy of the game

You don't even own your Windows, you have a "digital entitlement".

I have the right to sell my copy, even if that copy is digital. Denying me this right is a form of software piracy, since it isn't Steam's right to deny me this option.

It would be like downloading a car.

Remember that TOS you didn't read?

you rent game in Steam

They don't have the right to do that. Even if you print "not for resale" in your book or whatever, it's not binding.

See Bobbs-Merrill Co. v. Straus.

The TOS is null and void because it violates my right to the first sale. :^)

Actually, you buy them on Steam. You don't rent them. By purchasing this, I buy a copy of the game, albeit a digital one. This includes the right to resell that copy.

By denying me this right, it's theft on par with me pirating the game outright. They're pirating from me.

You're literally renting the games from valve and they can take them away at any time for whatever the reason. You agreed to it when you made a steam account

k, here is rare {you} and I'm leaving that b8 thread

I'm literally buying them, actually. See:

Didnt the socialist yuropoor countries force Steam to do this?

>gamerlaw.co.uk/2012/the-legality-of-second-hand-software-sales-in-the-eu/

Yes. Basically, Amerifats get cucked by Steam even though the code to allow for transfer of products exists. It's just turned off in America because (((copyright))) can only serve the interests of our benevolent corporate overlords.

You are literally buying the license to personally use the game. Nothing else.

No, I'm buying the game. It doesn't say "Buy Personal, Non-Transferable License That Can Be Revoked At Any Time For Any Or No reason for $59.99"

It says "Buy Grand Theft Auto $59.99."

The license-not-purchase meme is a disgusting one.

NO I AM BUYING IT YOU DUMB FUCK
B--U--Y--I--N--G
BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU PC GAMING IS DEAD

It does say that in the terms of service. It can be revoked for any reason.

Those terms of service are null and void because they violate my rights. See See Bobbs-Merrill Co. v. Straus, where it was ruled that an EULA in a book does not qualify as a real contract.

EULAs are literally meme contracts.

I just read the terms of service. If you aren't ok with it there are other companies that sell the stuff you want.

You're buying the license you daft cunt.

If you think you're right grab a lawyer and claim your free millions.

a french consumer group sued them for this.
i think they still have to rule out

Only valid contracts are enforceable. You can't just put whatever you want in a ToS and expect it to fly. For example, putting a notice in a book does not a contract make.

Since I, at no point, signed a contract, the ToS doesn't even apply. It's irrelevant.

nah, it violates the 217th Rule of Acquisition

>Since I, at no point, signed a contract, the ToS doesn't even apply. It's irrelevant.
I'm 100% with you on this brother, but making a steam account in and of itself was the signing of the contract.

You still have to take them to court over it and good luck with that

>The court did not hold that a contract or license imposed on the first sale could not create an obligation. In this case, there was no contract between the owner and the original purchaser, and there was not privity of contract between the owner and any third party.

You have mis understood that ruling, friend.

IT DOESN'T METER WHAT THEY WROTE
I BOUGHT IT AND I CAN DO WHATEVER I WANT YOU KEKS
VALVE VIOLATED ME

Not necessarily.

TOS are generally only thrown to the four winds if they are in contrast to the law of the country. There is no law that states a company can't remove content from their services I don't think.

You buy a license to play a game using valves service. It's like saying you own a movie when you have a Netflix account and you should be allowed to resell and loan them.

You got me friend. I fell for the ruse.

BUT I FUCKING BOUGHT ACCOUNT FOR NETFLIX, THAT SON OF A BITCHES NEXT

FUCKING NOTICE ME

You agreed to their terms, idiot

NO THEY FORCED ME TO DO IT, THAT MAKES IT EVEN WORSE

No they didnt. You willingly use their service.

this is a valve drone everyone

Why are you being stupid on purpose?

it's you who is stupid cunt, that sucking valve cock and swallow every drop they release

I hope you're happy with your life, shitposting mindlessly into a void.

Bye.

fuck off i don't need you anyway

You're like the economic version of those retards who think the Articles of Confederation still apply and mean they aren't subject to federal law.

OP raises a valid point, but it is all over.
The companies own us all now, and we didn't fight for fair terms.

but they aren't tho