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Unexpected by Frog Court of First Ribbit 09/21/2019, 2:46pm PDT
Caltrops News Network wrote:

Update:“We disagree with the decision of the Paris Court of First Instance and will appeal it,” Valve told Kotaku.

Establishing precedence here would probably spill over to any other similar service and not just games either? Valve wouldn't be alone as big publisher opinion is absolutely anti-resale.

A separate launcher just for France would cause Valve to actually work on something. Definitely not in their plans.

This is probably the most pro-consumer, anti-developer decision that could be made. One side would benefit enormously, in theory. The other, well, this would be the new video game crash if it happened worldwide.

Could really hurt creators funding for future. The court doesn't appear to have an answer for this asymmetry either.

Tech-wise: sale & transfer will need to be addressed in a post-Steam(GOG/Epic/etc) world at some point. They won't be around forever.
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What do you guys think about the French and Steam and reselling of games? by Caltrops News Network 09/21/2019, 12:28pm PDT NEW
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