Valve confirms your Steam account cannot be transferred to anyone after you die
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The confirmation came from the Steam support staff earlier this month when Resetera forum user delete12345 asked Steam support if he can put his Steam library in...
      • crossmr@kbin.social
        35·
        6 months ago

        https://publicknowledge.org/eu-court-when-you-buy-software-you-own-it/

        The EU has already taken care of it.

        The Court of Justice of the European Union found that a
        copyright owner exhausts the right of distribution to a copy of a computer
        program once he sells, or authorizes the sale of, the copy. This means that whoever purchased the
        computer program can resell it and the copyright holder cannot control the
        resale of the copy. The Court found that
        this exhaustion principle applies whether the copy is on a tangible medium like
        a CD-ROM or DVD or an intangible download from the Internet, and it also
        applies to corrected and updated programs that the copyright owner sells. Furthermore, the Court made clear that contract
        clauses that deny the customer the right to transfer his copy of the computer
        program are void.

        • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          6 months ago

          So, we can in the EU? But they provide no way of doing so without giving the account over.

          • crossmr@kbin.social
            19·
            6 months ago

            Yes, like refunds it’ll probably get sorted the first time someone’s estate with a bit of money tries to will it to someone and then they take Valve to court/make a complaint to the EU.

      • tiasEnglish
        12·
        6 months ago

        When you buy something you should be able to pass it on or sell it to someone else. This “the software not sold, only licensed” BS should be illegal. Either you rent with a monthly fee, or you buy it and own it. Owning something means you can sell it to someone else.