ylai@lemmy.ml to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year 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-up1442arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1440arrow-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 · 1 year agomessage-square54fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarejyoskykid@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down3·1 year 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-up8·1 year 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.