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RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to Stop Killing Games@lemm.ee · 3 months ago

UK gov responds to the newer Stop Killing Games petition - no plans to amend UK consumer law

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UK gov responds to the newer Stop Killing Games petition - no plans to amend UK consumer law

petition.parliament.uk

RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to Stop Killing Games@lemm.ee · 3 months ago
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Petition: Prohibit publishers irrevocably disabling video games they have already sold
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The government should update consumer law to prohibit publishers from disabling video games (and related game assets / features) they have already sold without recourse for customers to retain or repair them. We seek this as a statutory consumer right.
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    3 months ago

    Can’t say I’m surprised.

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