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Objectives

This initiative calls to require publishers that sell or license videogames to consumers in the European Union (or related features and assets sold for videogames they operate) to leave said videogames in a functional (playable) state.

Specifically, the initiative seeks to prevent the remote disabling of videogames by the publishers, before providing reasonable means to continue functioning of said videogames without the involvement from the side of the publisher.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

Oh, it's just EU. I can't sign as I'm in Norway ๐Ÿ˜ž

[โ€“] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Objectives

This initiative calls to require publishers that sell or license videogames to consumers in the European Union (or related features and assets sold for videogames they operate) to leave said videogames in a functional (playable) state.

Specifically, the initiative seeks to prevent the remote disabling of videogames by the publishers, before providing reasonable means to continue functioning of said videogames without the involvement from the side of the publisher.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Thanks, added to the OP

[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago
[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Please also remember to shat with friends and family after you share! We're behind schedule on total signatures ๐Ÿ˜ญ

[โ€“] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago

I too enjoy shatting with others

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

Signed.

This EU petition form needs autofill support.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Wouldn't it be better to just generally disallow making a product unfunctional after purchase, even if it's "just a licence" (even though you bought a game).

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago
[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Objectives

This initiative calls to require publishers that sell or license videogames to consumers in the European Union (or related features and assets sold for videogames they operate) to leave said videogames in a functional (playable) state.

Specifically, the initiative seeks to prevent the remote disabling of videogames by the publishers, before providing reasonable means to continue functioning of said videogames without the involvement from the side of the publisher.