STOP destroying videogames
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Sign here to support the EU's "STOP destroying videogames"
This initiative calls to require publishers that sell or license videogames to consumers in the European Union (or related features and assets sold for videogames they operate) to leave said videogames in a functional (playable) state.
Specifically, the initiative seeks to prevent the remote disabling of videogames by the publishers, before providing reasonable means to continue functioning of said videogames without the involvement from the side of the publisher.
The initiative does not seek to acquire ownership of said videogames, associated intellectual rights or monetization rights, neither does it expect the publisher to provide resources for the said videogame once they discontinue it while leaving it in a reasonably functional (playable) state.
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Sign here to support the EU's "STOP destroying videogames"
This initiative calls to require publishers that sell or license videogames to consumers in the European Union (or related features and assets sold for videogames they operate) to leave said videogames in a functional (playable) state.
Specifically, the initiative seeks to prevent the remote disabling of videogames by the publishers, before providing reasonable means to continue functioning of said videogames without the involvement from the side of the publisher.
The initiative does not seek to acquire ownership of said videogames, associated intellectual rights or monetization rights, neither does it expect the publisher to provide resources for the said videogame once they discontinue it while leaving it in a reasonably functional (playable) state.
Thanks for sharing! This seems like a reasonable request.
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Sign here to support the EU's "STOP destroying videogames"
This initiative calls to require publishers that sell or license videogames to consumers in the European Union (or related features and assets sold for videogames they operate) to leave said videogames in a functional (playable) state.
Specifically, the initiative seeks to prevent the remote disabling of videogames by the publishers, before providing reasonable means to continue functioning of said videogames without the involvement from the side of the publisher.
The initiative does not seek to acquire ownership of said videogames, associated intellectual rights or monetization rights, neither does it expect the publisher to provide resources for the said videogame once they discontinue it while leaving it in a reasonably functional (playable) state.
This should honestly extend to network attached devices in general. Way too many depend on some cloud service and are utterly useless without it.
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This should honestly extend to network attached devices in general. Way too many depend on some cloud service and are utterly useless without it.
I'm with you, but perfect is the enemy of good, so let's start here. Also, of this is successful, it can be used as an argument for this ("it's like with games, which now have the legislation to force a plan for their continuation after support ended and servers shut down. Why not broaden that law to also include X?")
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Sign here to support the EU's "STOP destroying videogames"
This initiative calls to require publishers that sell or license videogames to consumers in the European Union (or related features and assets sold for videogames they operate) to leave said videogames in a functional (playable) state.
Specifically, the initiative seeks to prevent the remote disabling of videogames by the publishers, before providing reasonable means to continue functioning of said videogames without the involvement from the side of the publisher.
The initiative does not seek to acquire ownership of said videogames, associated intellectual rights or monetization rights, neither does it expect the publisher to provide resources for the said videogame once they discontinue it while leaving it in a reasonably functional (playable) state.
Just a couple hours before this post I've made a post about this issue!!
Nice to see a solution effort push by the last bastion of my sanity in this egomaniac world: the EU
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Just a couple hours before this post I've made a post about this issue!!
Nice to see a solution effort push by the last bastion of my sanity in this egomaniac world: the EU
A european initiative is not the same as a decision made by EU council or parliament. It's an EU wide civil initiative.
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A european initiative is not the same as a decision made by EU council or parliament. It's an EU wide civil initiative.
Oh thanks, so does the proposal never get into the EUs hands? This would make me question how effective this will be
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Oh thanks, so does the proposal never get into the EUs hands? This would make me question how effective this will be
If it will be successful (i.e. enough countries over the threshold of subscribers) it will get into the EUs hands.
