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A New Law Just Forced Valve To Change Steam. (Steam is still the same but now they have to state that it is a license and not ownership) (www.youtube.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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TL:DW Steam has now changed its language from buy game to A purchase of a digital product grants a licence to the product on steam. This may also be non compliant with the new regulation as it still uses the word purchase. Also GOG used this opportunity to let you know their games come with an installer that they cannot take away from you.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

any non-video source?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

https://www.cgmagonline.com/news/steam-purchase-license-california-law/

https://digitaldemocracy.calmatters.org/bills/ca_202320240ab2426

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

https://12ft.io/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/10/steam-now-reminds-you-that-it-really-sells-a-license-for-a-digital-product/ Here is an article with the paywall removed. I tried the internet archive but forgot it is read only at the moment. (Edit someone beat me to it by 7 hours.)