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A comment on California bill would require patches or refunds when online games shut down. Parent comment

Re:California bill would require patches or refunds when onl... by acdha on Saturday May 16, 2026 @08:18PM (#48164990)
We have considerably more than 4, some of which are custom works of companies which have been selling under their terms since the 80s. No, I don’t think it’s a huge problem but if you have a lawyer who doesn’t at least want to check, you need a better lawyer.
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Re:California bill would require patches or refunds when onl... by account42 on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @05:13AM (#48191066)
This is actually something that a law requiring source code releases would end up improving though as those companies would be forced to standardize their licenses or find themselves without customers.
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