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Valve confirms your Steam account cannot be transferred to anyone after you die | Your Steam games will go to the grave with you (www.techspot.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

"yes, you made a purchase. But what you purchased were tickets. Tickets to specific rides at a theme park. You did not buy the rides. You bought tickets for the rides. Those tickets are valid for your personal use. If you are not the one using them, they are not to be used." --Their argument in court probably.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You can resell Windows CD keys legally in the EU as the courts rejected the "only for you" part of the argument: invalidating that part of the EULA. I probably have the right to resell my Steam game tickets.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Based EU wringing fair behavior out of corporations (sometimes)