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A comment on French court rules Steam’s ban on reselling used games breaks European law. Parent comment

Re:French court rules Steam’s ban on reselling used games br... by SyneRyder on Saturday September 21, 2019 @01:34AM (#21033692)
Can Valve take a cut of the transfer? It sounds like the point is French/European citizens must be allowed to resell the game any way they like without any involvement with Valve at all. If the sales/transfers have to go through Valve, it seems that still infringes on "the free movement of goods within the Union."
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Re:French court rules Steam’s ban on reselling used games br... by AlunAlun on Saturday September 21, 2019 @03:11AM (#21033968)
Of course they can take a cut, just like any physical copy second hand reseller takes a cut. The trick will be demonstrating ownership of digital goods, which is the industry is beginning to invest in things like blockchain tech.
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Re:French court rules Steam’s ban on reselling used games br... by SyneRyder on Saturday September 21, 2019 @03:40AM (#21034033)
I think I worded my question badly (or I misunderstood the person I was replying to). I thought they were suggesting Valve / Steam would be the only place the sale / transfer could happen.
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