Commission will engage with industry following European Citizens' Initiative on the disabling of videogames by publishers
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The European Commission will engage with consumers and publishers by the end of 2026 to explore ways to improve industry standards, as a response to the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) ‘Stop Destroying Videogames'.
  • Armand1@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    2 days ago

    The Commission considers that at this stage it cannot propose a legal obligation to keep video games playable after they stop being provided commercially. This is due, also, to existing intellectual property rights. Under EU copyright law, rights holders enjoy exclusive rights over their creations. In addition to copyright, other intellectual property rights may also be relevant as they may protect different visual and technological aspects of a video game.

    • Sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      202·
      2 days ago

      Damn, if only SKG explicitly stated several times that the initiative doesn’t aim to affect ownership of IP or prevent DRM from being used during the game’s lifetime :c

    • sorghum@sh.itjust.works
      English
      14·
      2 days ago

      rights holders enjoy exclusive rights over their creations.

      That’s fine so long as they recognize if buying isn’t owning, then piracy isn’t stealing.