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‘Digital ownership must be respected’: UK parliament debates Stop Killing Games campaign, but government doesn’t budge (www.videogameschronicle.com)
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Handing online servers over to consumers could carry commercial or legal risks, she said, in addition to safety concerns due to the removal of official company moderation.

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[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This is standard practice in industry - you don’t buy something without assurance that if the company goes under you have options.

Which industries is this standard in? I can't think of any. If Samsung went bankrupt who is replacing your S25 Ultra?

[–] scintilla@crust.piefed.social 4 points 21 hours ago

I think they mean in like B2B. Like if you buy of piece of software x thousand times with y years of support it's standard practice to have a contract that covers what happens if the company goes under while you still have years of support.

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Consumer devices are not industry. they almost never get that treatment.

[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 1 points 59 minutes ago

But the assurance you spoke about is consumer assurance? So you’re saying that your suggestion wouldn’t even apply to video games while suggesting it for video games?