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A comment on French high court rules that Steam can’t ban users from reselling digital games. Parent comment

Re:French high court rules that Steam can’t ban users from r... by impalallama on Friday September 20, 2019 @09:25AM (#21026403)
Steams refund policy came about not long after being convicted in Australian court for not allowing them.
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Re:French high court rules that Steam can’t ban users from r... by big_chungus on Friday September 20, 2019 @09:43AM (#21026563)
"convicted"? It seems as though this would be a civil issue, not criminal. I'm not sure to which case you're referring in Australia, but it appears this case was civil.
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Re:French high court rules that Steam can’t ban users from r... by waste_monk on Friday September 20, 2019 @10:11AM (#21026857)
https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/full-federal-court-con...

TL;DR they got a big fine and also had to put a message on the storefront informing customers of their rights under Australian consumer law.

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