ylai@lemmy.ml to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 5 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-square54fedilinkarrow-up1441arrow-down12
arrow-up1439arrow-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 · 5 months agomessage-square54fedilink
minus-squarejyoskykid@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down3·5 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-up8·5 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.