http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8044125.stm
I don't think I've ever seen a game that couldn't be completed cos of a glitch
I've seen plenty of games that should never have been released due to the amount of bugs in them and patches required though, and I suspect that's what this is really about
It looks like an absolute can of worms to me, but I did laugh at this for a few reasons:
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| Quote: The Business Software Alliance, which represents many software firms, including Apple and Microsoft, said the proposals - in their current form - would not work. In a written statement for the BBC, the BSA's director of public policy - Francisco Mingorance, said: "Digital content is not a tangible good and should not be subject to the same liability rules as toasters. It is contractually licensed to consumers and not sold. "These contracts are governed by civil law that provide consumers with multitude of remedies for breach of contract. We are not aware of any shortcomings of the legal frameworks with respect to digital content." The proposals would also see an end to regional license agreements for software sold within the EU and "end the fragmentation of laws on 'private copying'". | |
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First of all, there's Francisco Mingorance
, then there's getting into the nonsense of 'contractually licensed' with the EU - how daft is the BSA? The EU take these things almost personally (Google, M$ etc) 
Regarding 'breach of contract', who the hell was ever gonna go to court over a duff game within the EU?
I have to say, overall and going by the tone of the whole article, I think there's more pros than cons here for the consumer. If I'm reading it right (and some of that's between the lines)