French Court rules that Steam users can resell their games

[Tabbykatze]

Because I've logged in to HEXUS, not Brexus....

Depending on how she voted, you might be able to guilt-trip her....

As she is an ex-Special Constable and pants wearer in the relationship, I like being alive

[Zak33]

I think it would be good to be able to transfer the entire rights to the game once you're done with it, by selling it on the same platform you purchased it on. But it needs an admin fee for the platfrom to afford to do that. It's not fair to ask Steam to go through the whole hosting/downloading and registering for no money. It does cost them to set host and set things up.

So if a default price of say €7 was charged for moving a product code from one user to another, everyone knows where they stand and that's that.

[Tabbykatze]

I think it would be good to be able to transfer the entire rights to the game once you're done with it, by selling it on the same platform you purchased it on. But it needs an admin fee for the platfrom to afford to do that. It's not fair to ask Steam to go through the whole hosting/downloading and registering for no money. It does cost them to set host and set things up.

So if a default price of say €7 was charged for moving a product code from one user to another, everyone knows where they stand and that's that.

I'd say it has to be a percentage with an upper limit as Steam has a whole section of its store dedicated to games under £7. But then how to you base the resell cost, on the original purchased price or the current market price (it's obviously the latter but still).

If Steam do this, like you, I expect them to take a cut. CEX, Game and all the others do in their bricks and mortar stores!

[PC-LAD]

It's not fair to ask Steam to go through the whole hosting/downloading and registering for no money.

Brick and moartar stores pay for store leasing costs, shops also have to try and change with the times. Maybe its time for steam to do the same, their profits from being a platform give them enough headroom

[Ttaskmaster]

As she is an ex-Special Constable and pants wearer in the relationship, I like being alive

She should still take care of her submissive little subordinate, though, which means nice treatment generally, and making up for it when she's done wrong... you'll just have to learn the art of guilt-tripping your spouse. Ask advice from some of the girls at your office.

But then how to you base the resell cost, on the original purchased price or the current market price (it's obviously the latter but still).

Looking at how Star Citizen (that awful game, bash, bash, bash) players went about selling their in-game stuff, including ships that hadn't even been developed into digital assets yet, I think that might provide some insight.

But then, I sell off those trading card things on Steam's marketplace and have made enough to buy entire games on at least two occasions, although it took ages and they weren't expensive ones...

[Tabbykatze]

She should still take care of her submissive little subordinate, though, which means nice treatment generally, and making up for it when she's done wrong... you'll just have to learn the art of guilt-tripping your spouse. Ask advice from some of the girls at your office.

Intelligence is knowing how to do it and Wisdom is knowing if you do it you will never survive. It may not happen in 15 minutes, 15 hours, days or weeks...but she will get you back!

Looking at how Star Citizen (that awful game, bash, bash, bash) players went about selling their in-game stuff, including ships that hadn't even been developed into digital assets yet, I think that might provide some insight.

But then, I sell off those trading card things on Steam's marketplace and have made enough to buy entire games on at least two occasions, although it took ages and they weren't expensive ones...

Well, the whole SC thing I view as buying art frankly. I've paid about £300 for "art", I love the detail that went into it and that I can walk around and sit in it

[Ttaskmaster]

Intelligence is knowing how to do it and Wisdom is knowing if you do it you will never survive. It may not happen in 15 minutes, 15 hours, days or weeks...but she will get you back!

Get you back for what? She already owes you for something and is guilty, because without that existing guilt the trip wouldn't work, you see...

Well, the whole SC thing I view as buying art frankly. I've paid about £300 for "art", I love the detail that went into it and that I can walk around and sit in it

Only as long as the servers are open...
To that end, you didn't buy the art itself - You've bought a season ticket to an art museum... and seemingly one where most of the advertised exhibits are still closed!

[Tabbykatze]

https://www.mcvuk.com/french-court-i...digital-games/

This was an interesting read, apparently the EU law regarding copyright and digitial distribution may overrule this judgement. Or, what may happen is the judgement will be held up but the resell will see a cut go to the copyright holder and to the reseller (unlike what happens with physical goods).

Buttt, the copyright holder will actually have to put permission to resell clauses in their copyright/ts and cs.