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Valve confirms your Steam account cannot be transferred to anyone after you die (www.techspot.com)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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If you cannot pass on your ownership rights to your purchased games to your children, then you cannot pass on your copyright either, I guess?

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 6 months ago (1 children)

IANAL, but I feel like if the heirs to an estate cared enough about the deceased's Steam account enough to get the court involved, Steam wouldn't have a leg to stand on. But that's probably what it would take to get them to do the right thing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I - ANAL

haha

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

I find it pretty funny too as I always forget what it means. It's an ugly saying.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

Just tell us what it means, with the I attached of course

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago

"I Am Not A Lawyer"

Generally found on posts containing legal advice.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I Am Not A Lawyer

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Actually i don't know the full form. So just joked about it