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Unity Silently Deletes GitHub Repo that Tracks Terms of Service Changes and Updated Its License - GamerBraves (www.gamerbraves.com)
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[–] [email protected] 89 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Now the clause is completely absent in any of the new ToS, which means that users are obligated to any changes Unity made to their services regardless of version numbers including pricing updates such as the recent fee that will charge developers per game install.

No, it doesn't. Just because Unity decide to update the terms and conditions does not mean that users are obligated to accept new terms.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Getting rid of the previous versions just makes it harder for unity to enforce any terms on previously signed agreements.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's akin to a TV comedy when someone grabs a contract and eats it thinking it will void the contract. If they do try to sue anyone using older versions with that TOS, it should be fun to see how it plays out in court.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, unity has enough money to drag heels in court, and out spend many smaller companies that would try

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I wonder if they would be able to team up with eachother against unity.

I'm not a lawyer, and I don't know exactly where everyone involved resides. That being said, I imagine pooling resources might help with those costs, if possible. There's certainly more than two gaming companies that are being screwed by this.

To be honest, I would contribute to a legitimate go fund me for them. Fuck unity.