• TrousersMcPants@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    I’m pretty sure those games have licenses, this lawsuit is saying valve needs a separate license to distribute those games

      • HeartyOfGlass@piefed.social
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        Kinda really bullshit. This case states it’s not enough to get permission from the publisher. Now every digital store would need to get licenses for the assets of the content they’re selling, on top of a license for the final product.

        Absurd.

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          And then they can sue the hosting company Valve uses for distributing the assets without a license, and the ISPs that transmit the assets without a license, and the speaker manufacturers for playing the assets without a license, and …