Post Avw4o2LLbmXJkd72gK by pixelcode@social.tchncs.de
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(DIR) Post #Avw3oxIZkZ9MRNgr5s by stux@mstdn.social
2025-07-08T21:08:30Z
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#Ubisoft says upon termination:“You must immediately uninstall the Product and destroy all copies of the Product in Your possession.”Is this even legal @EUCommission?
(DIR) Post #Avw4GF25vHK7GEzaJU by Linux@mastodon.au
2025-07-08T21:13:22Z
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@stux @EUCommission Unfortunately, Microsoft Windows has had the same clause for over 20 years.
(DIR) Post #Avw4GUn5KqpA8K5p8i by alda@topspicy.social
2025-07-08T21:13:21Z
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@stux You can put whatever in your T&C, but it being enforceable is another matter.
(DIR) Post #Avw4HqftSMz0ILNGam by stux@mstdn.social
2025-07-08T21:13:44Z
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@alda Oh true, my response is:'Ha, make me.'
(DIR) Post #Avw4eysD8ktSNoALse by pixelcode@social.tchncs.de
2025-07-08T21:17:47Z
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@stux If the termination is legal in the first place, then Ubisoft have every right* to further require you to uninstall their products. That's because you need the author's permission to store a copyright-protected piece of software. Otherwise, you're infringing their copyright.(Only thanks to this legal situation can the AGPL's network-use clause be enforced.)* definitely in Germany and likely in the entire EU as well
(DIR) Post #Avw4kfNEYIrRdxO66a by stux@mstdn.social
2025-07-08T21:18:56Z
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@pixelcode But what about physical copies one bought? Require to destroy them? 😆
(DIR) Post #Avw4o2LLbmXJkd72gK by pixelcode@social.tchncs.de
2025-07-08T21:19:31Z
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@stux Good question 🧐😅
(DIR) Post #Avw66XC1kTe6b28ZZw by calligraffiti@mastodon.social
2025-07-08T21:34:04Z
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@stux @EUCommission Like Adobe trying to retroactively stop me using CS6 despite swearing they'd 'always support it.' These companies are self entitled, psychopathic, megalomaniacs and should be avoided like the cancer they are.
(DIR) Post #Avw9ZqzBXPi4F8np0S by Meowdy@mstdn.social
2025-07-08T22:12:54Z
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@stux @EUCommission insane man just insane
(DIR) Post #AvwCnJ08zK8al6MCKe by XxPppp678Xx@mastodon.social
2025-07-08T22:48:59Z
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@stux Ubisoft is about to bankrupt just for saying "we don't care about your games"
(DIR) Post #AvwH45uRJhGitUwxBw by Em_Quark@mstdn.social
2025-07-08T23:36:55Z
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@stux @EUCommission you can't be forced to destroy something you own...This ubi shit, is exactly why they push so hard for digital only and always online single player games
(DIR) Post #AvwpBPtMohRhL16xhg by icg937@mstdn.social
2025-07-09T05:59:13Z
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@stux @EUCommission There is something in Roman Law called retroactivity, which is applied only if it's beneficial to the recipients of that regulation.So, if you bought Assassin's Creed Origins in 2016 without that clause, and afterwards that clause is made effective, it only affects to people who bought the game after that change.However, if something in the EULA is removed or changed for the better, it affects to every body, no matter what.Not sure if it's the same in Common Law.
(DIR) Post #AvwsOzowqUKEOcD9l2 by Catawu@mastodon.social
2025-07-09T06:35:13Z
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@stux @EUCommission EULAs in general, aren’t worth anything because you only have one AFTER you purchase the product, so they claim ‘agreement of contract by default’, which is not how contracts work. You can fight any EULA and win, but it may take months, or longer. I beat Gateway Computers EULA but I had access to investigative assistance and could do it on my own. Anyone else would spend $$$ and take awhile to recover it. Fuck UBISOFT
(DIR) Post #AvwsXM93jCCNwzbX1M by Catawu@mastodon.social
2025-07-09T06:36:48Z
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@stux @pixelcode It’s up to you if you want to fight it. I don’t think they can force destruction, but they will likely try to threaten you if you use it.
(DIR) Post #AvwsZMnmG0RqZBbnhg by Catawu@mastodon.social
2025-07-09T06:37:07Z
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@stux @alda yup.