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Steam Now Warns Consumers That They're Buying a License, Not a Game During a Purchase(www.cgmagonline.com)

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hopesdead@startrek.website
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I’m pretty sure this is in response to a recent California bill that forces digital storefronts to disclose if it is a license you are getting. Otherwise the storefront is not allowed to use words like “buy” or “purchase”.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/26/24254922/california-digital-purchase-disclosure-law-ab-2426

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cybermass@lemmy.ca
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10/10 law can we please get this in Canada too?

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Blisterexe@lemmy.zip
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At least for steam it looks like it might be rolled out worldwide

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AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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Better yet, can we just get a law that makes it so when we buy something we own it?

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NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
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I mean that’s what the California law is.

If you buy it you own it, but we aren’t buying the games.

A law that says they have to let us buy it instead of license it would be nice though.

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