EUROPEANS - If you care about games SIGN this petition

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DataLine 28 Jun @ 1:44pm

"Stop Killing Games" is a consumer movement started to challenge the legality of publishers destroying video games they have sold to customers. An increasing number of video games are sold effectively as goods - with no stated expiration date - but designed to be completely unplayable as soon as support from the publisher ends. This practice is a form of planned obsolescence and is not only detrimental to customers, but makes preservation effectively impossible. Furthermore, the legality of this practice is largely untested in many countries.

https://www.stopkillinggames.com/

This is the most powerful option at our disposal, but it requires a massive number of signatures from citizens of EU countries in order to pass. If we can pass the signature threshold, there is a very strong chance that the European Commission will pass new law that will both protect consumer rights to retain video games that they have purchased and advance preservation efforts massively.

The petition ends in July
We still have time
Go to: https://www.stopkillinggames.com/

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Competizione 28 Jun @ 1:46pm

Strange, keeps saying their system failed to authenticate me

Netaris 28 Jun @ 1:50pm

My wallet is my vote, I simply don't buy such games.

DataLine 28 Jun @ 1:51pm

Originally posted by Competizione:
Strange, keeps saying their system failed to authenticate me

Keep trying bro, the petition is at 61% we can do it!

DataLine 28 Jun @ 1:53pm

Originally posted by Netaris:
My wallet is my vote, I simply don't buy such games.

You have an opportunity here to end that type of non sense once and for all.
The petition demands are quite nice: --> Require video games sold to remain in a working state when support ends.
-->Require no connections to the publisher after support ends.
-->Not interfere with any business practices while a game is still being supported.

Competizione 28 Jun @ 1:54pm

Originally posted by DataLine:
Originally posted by Competizione:
Strange, keeps saying their system failed to authenticate me
Keep trying bro, the petition is at 61% we can do it!

Manually filled out the form, signed it. Great initiative.

DataLine 28 Jun @ 1:57pm

Originally posted by Competizione:
Originally posted by DataLine:
Keep trying bro, the petition is at 61% we can do it!

Manually filled out the form, signed it. Great initiative.

Thank you for your service Sir!!!

Netaris 28 Jun @ 1:57pm

Originally posted by DataLine:
You have an opportunity here to end that type of non sense once and for all.
The petition demands are quite nice: --> Require video games sold to remain in a working state when support ends.
-->Require no connections to the publisher after support ends.
-->Not interfere with any business practices while a game is still being supported.

I'll sign a petition for France when the EU will collapse then. ^^

DataLine 28 Jun @ 2:00pm

Originally posted by Netaris:
Originally posted by DataLine:
You have an opportunity here to end that type of non sense once and for all.
The petition demands are quite nice: --> Require video games sold to remain in a working state when support ends.
-->Require no connections to the publisher after support ends.
-->Not interfere with any business practices while a game is still being supported.

I'll sign a petition for France when the EU will collapse then. ^^

Don't be a tête de fromage! JUST DO IT! ^^

Netaris 28 Jun @ 2:03pm

Originally posted by DataLine:
Don't be a tête de fromage! JUST DO IT! ^^

I'll sign a petition to leave the EU first I guess. :)

DataLine 28 Jun @ 2:05pm

Originally posted by Netaris:
Originally posted by DataLine:
Don't be a tête de fromage! JUST DO IT! ^^

I'll sign a petition to leave the EU first I guess. :)

Me too, but politics a side, this is good for the consumers all over the world.
We can make a nice change!

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salamander 28 Jun @ 2:08pm

yeah i signed it

a lot of servers in L4D2 right now are spamming this link as well. its a little annoying, but i guess it is for a good cause.

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Competizione 28 Jun @ 2:19pm

Originally posted by Netaris:
Originally posted by DataLine:
Don't be a tête de fromage! JUST DO IT! ^^

I'll sign a petition to leave the EU first I guess. :)

Europe's pretty great, it'd be better if we could vote to deport the EU from Europe

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