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Sony, Ubisoft scandals prompt California ban on deceptive sales of digital goods (arstechnica.com)

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California recently became the first state to ban deceptive sales of so-called "disappearing media."

On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2426 into law, protecting consumers of digital goods like books, movies, and video games from being duped into purchasing content without realizing access was only granted through a temporary license.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Don't worry, deceptive sales are still allowed everywhere else...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Having it in Cali is the first step to it eventually being in more of the country. This is a good thing