Steam Users Have the Right to Resell Games, French Court Rules

[Tsing]

Things may have gotten a lot more complicated for Valve. In a case brought by French consumers group UFC Que Choisir, a Paris court has ruled that Steam users should be allowed to sell their games even though they're downloaded and not in physical form (e.g., disc).

The decision could have interesting implications for other services that revolve around digital content. Valve will certainly appeal, as the court has ruled against not just one, but several of Steam's other clauses.

Valve should not keep Steam Wallet funds when users leave the platform, and should reimburse them if requested. Valve should accept responsibility when users are harmed by Steam or something from it, even if it’s marked as beta. Valve cannot claim so many rights to exploit mods and other content uploaded by users. And the ways players can lose access for poor conduct are not sufficiently clear, Next Inpact add.

 

[Dudhunter]

good.

 

[Dan_D]

That doesn't necessarily mean that this will translate to every country the service operates in.

 

[Grimlakin]

That doesn't necessarily mean that this will translate to every country the service operates in.

Yea I just about garuntee this won't make it's way to the US. Unless STEAM elects to do it, it simply won't happen. Game developers don't want this and neither does Steam.

 

[Paul_Johnson]

France got something right. I guess I will skip French jokes for a day or two in their honor.

 

[Dan_D]