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minus-squareNatanael@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 days agoThat’s a matter of law, and you have to convince the government to update the law accordingly
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·4 days agoIt doesn’t need an update, it needs enforcement. The law is about copyright holders losing rights at time of sale, not the specific media that the copyrighted material exists on. The EU enforced their first sale doctrine on Valve.
minus-squareLainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoAnd what exactly changed in the EU as a result? Can they now really resell games on Steam in the EU?
That’s a matter of law, and you have to convince the government to update the law accordingly
It doesn’t need an update, it needs enforcement. The law is about copyright holders losing rights at time of sale, not the specific media that the copyrighted material exists on.
The EU enforced their first sale doctrine on Valve.
And what exactly changed in the EU as a result? Can they now really resell games on Steam in the EU?