Recently a note has appeared in the shopping cart in the online shop of the gaming platform Steam that when purchasing a digital product, i.e. software, you are only purchasing a license, not ownership. The platform is possibly reacting to what recently came into force in the US state of California Consumer Protection Act AB 2426It prohibits providers of digital goods (software, games, e-books, music titles, etc.) from talking about “buying”, “purchasing”, etc.) if the potential buyer does not clearly understand the terms and usage restrictions imposed by them. Don’t understand from. should be noted. For example, the Seller may unilaterally revoke access to the purchased goods if he no longer has rights to them.
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This change doesn’t just affect US customers. This notice now also appears in the German version of the Steam client (see screenshot). In endless small print Steam has long been pointing out that when you purchase a game, in principle only a usage license is acquired: “The license granted to you does not create any ownership rights with respect to the contractual content and services.” Shopping cart is now included with every purchase as clearly stated.
A notice now also appears in the German online shop of the Steam client stating that only a digital license is obtained when purchasing.
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