ylai@lemmy.ml to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agoUbisoft is stripping people's licences for The Crew weeks after its shutdown, nearly squandering hopes of fan servers and acting as a stark reminder of how volatile digital ownership iswww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1428arrow-down12cross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1426arrow-down1external-linkUbisoft is stripping people's licences for The Crew weeks after its shutdown, nearly squandering hopes of fan servers and acting as a stark reminder of how volatile digital ownership iswww.pcgamer.comylai@lemmy.ml to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square55fedilinkcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
minus-squarejyoskykid@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down3·3 months agoIt is general knowledge that these companies do this. FSF has campaigned a lot against DRM, under the name Defective by Design. When someone makes a contract with the devil and complains when it affects them, pointing it out is not victim blaming.
minus-squareAeroLemming@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 months agoI don’t think it was very well-known in 2014. Besides, “everyone should know that this is a scam” isn’t a reason to make scams legal.
It is general knowledge that these companies do this. FSF has campaigned a lot against DRM, under the name Defective by Design.
When someone makes a contract with the devil and complains when it affects them, pointing it out is not victim blaming.
I don’t think it was very well-known in 2014. Besides, “everyone should know that this is a scam” isn’t a reason to make scams legal.