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Re:Unity’s New Pricing: A Wake-Up Call on the Importance of ... by gruez on Friday September 15, 2023 @08:22AM (#37521877)
Like which?
Re:Unity’s New Pricing: A Wake-Up Call on the Importance of ... by flohofwoe on Friday September 15, 2023 @08:34AM (#37521999)
AFAIK in Germany the TL;DR is that if there's anything in the EULA which violates "German Civil Code (BGB)", then either parts or all of the EULA are invalid. I remember that in Germany an EULA cannot prohibit reselling the software to somebody else, or making your own backup copy (kinda tricky nowadays though where everything is just a "service").
Re:Unity’s New Pricing: A Wake-Up Call on the Importance of ... by ensignavenger on Friday September 15, 2023 @09:50AM (#37522946)
"AFAIK in Germany the TL;DR is that if there's anything in the EULA which violates "German Civil Code (BGB)", then either parts or all of the EULA are invalid. "

There is nothing unique about German law here. The same is true in the USA and most other countries. If a EULA or any other contract (whether agreed verbally, signed physically, digitally, or via a "click") violates the law, it can be considered invalid/unenforceable. It has nothing to do with how the agreement was agreed to, but with what the agreement contains. (There may be some legal theory that may carry some weight that a contract agreed to via a "click" is more likely to be unconscionable that one agreed to with a physical signature, but that does not automatically make all "click" agreements unenforceable.)

Re:Unity’s New Pricing: A Wake-Up Call on the Importance of ... by troupo on Friday September 15, 2023 @11:05AM (#37524193)
There are multiple reasons why an EULA may be viewed as unenforceable in the EU due to unfair terms: https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/consumers/unfair-treat...

Interestingly, Unity runs afoul of many of those.

Re:Unity’s New Pricing: A Wake-Up Call on the Importance of ... by patmorgan23 on Friday September 15, 2023 @10:23AM (#37523430)
That's just standard contract law in any country.