EA Adopts "Can't Sue Us." Terms of Service

[Fletcher]

Likely its preparation for some boundary testing in regards to the law and consumer rights.

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[Turkish]

I don't understand why this is such a big deal. Just tick the box and play the game, when you're bored uninstall the game or sell it.

Because this is about something much larger and more socially relevant than any game ever will be.

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[stardust47]

I'm no expert on US law (or any law, for that matter) but I'm pretty sure this is illegal in a LOT of places, even where the ToS is still legally binding.

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[Arkus]

This reminds me of a story I read in the NPR not so long ago,
about companies in America that exit solely to buy up software patents to sue other companies.

This has led to the most of the big companies buying up software patent libraries,
with the idea being that if you have a big enough patent library, other companies will not sue you as you can look through your library and find something they may be using that you have a patent for and then sue them in turn.

As patents exist for nearly all types of software, from a pop up that tells you need to update something, to code that tells you you have a new e-mail, it is relatively easy for a company to start a law suit for patent misuse.
(I even saw a patent for the modification of bread via the application of heat, or making toast)

The side effect of this is that larger companies like IBM, Apple and Microsoft can afford long and lengthy legal battles that a smaller company could not.

It is entirely possible that as a result from this, we can expect to see smaller software companies going under and allot less developers in the US

Patenting code is a bad thing.

[Rodent]

More reason for me not to buy their stuff.

*shrugs*

[Charo]

Wait, so Quebec is a country now?

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[Fletcher]

I assume its a semi-autonomous state from Canada, like Wales is to the United Kingdom. We can set our own laws, but can't mess with taxes.

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[Daedric]

Guess I won't be buying anymore EA games. Just another notch on my "Want to move to Germany" tracker.

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[Turkish]

I assume its a semi-autonomous state from Canada, like Wales is to the United Kingdom. We can set our own laws, but can't mess with taxes.

Not really, no.

However when the English took control of the region a bargain was struck, freedom of language, religion, and importantly law. As a result Quebec Law is based on the French civil law of the time, thereby drawing on seigniorial law rather then English feudal law and the other associated legal standards of England.

/history lesson.

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[CzeReptile]

or would you rather lose your CEO and half of your other management staff to the negotiating end of a .50 cal? =P

"click "

Solvd.

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