[quote]providing users with content that originates from multiple subscriptions services and delivering it through a single portal where a customer may access content for which it has access rights.[/quote]
Lol this patents is literally the definition of a online store
[QUOTE=Cold;50979273]Lol this patents is literally the definition of a online store[/QUOTE]
afaik buying games isnt subriction based. I sure do at least hope that i'm not leasing my 300 games.
[QUOTE=Toyhobo;50979302]afaik buying games isnt subriction based. I sure do at least hope that i'm not leasing my 300 games.[/QUOTE]
Where do you think they'll go when Steam finally goes down?
[QUOTE]Steam infringes upon that patent, the suit says, because it “locally stores third-party content, such as videogames, and, through the Steam platform, makes them accessible to users who have access rights, precisely as claimed [in the patent].” [/QUOTE]
I can think of a bunch of services that do this, and I very much doubt all of them pay royalties to BT. Seems to me like they're picking on a relatively small company with a high revenue to minimise the legal resistance whilst maximising profit.
[QUOTE=Toyhobo;50979302]afaik buying games isnt subriction based. I sure do at least hope that i'm not leasing my 300 games.[/QUOTE]
You don't own any of those games. If something happened to steam, rip your collection.
[QUOTE=redBadger;50979363]You don't own any of those games. If something happened to steam, rip your collection.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Dave_Parker;50979328]Where do you think they'll go when Steam finally goes down?[/QUOTE]
Gabes said they have some sort of killswitch if that happens that removes Steams DRM from the games.
[QUOTE=Dave_Parker;50979328]Where do you think they'll go when Steam finally goes down?[/QUOTE]
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/4sa1Ln6.jpg[/IMG]
Also reminder that you can't legally let others inherit your Steam library in the event of your death. If you don't give your password to anyone, your library is gone forever.
[editline]31st August 2016[/editline]
I've wanted to let someone else know this for a long time.
[QUOTE=Toyhobo;50979302]afaik buying games isnt subriction based. I sure do at least hope that i'm not leasing my 300 games.[/QUOTE]
[quote]This license ends upon termination of (a) this Agreement or (b) a Subscription that includes the license. The Content and Services are licensed, not sold. Your license confers no title or ownership in the Content and Services[/quote]
[quote]F. Ownership of Content and Services
All title, ownership rights and intellectual property rights in and to the Content and Services and any and all copies thereof, are owned by Valve and/or its or its affiliates’ licensors. All rights are reserved, except as expressly stated herein. The Content and Services is protected by copyright laws, international copyright treaties and conventions and other laws. The Content and Services contains certain licensed materials and Valve’s and its affiliates’ licensors may protect their rights in the event of any violation of this Agreement.[/quote]
These are the broadest patents, ever. Remember BT is the company that wanted ISPs to pay a fee for using [I]Hyperlinks.[/I]
[URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Telecommunications_Plc._v._Prodigy"]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Telecommunications_Plc._v._Prodigy[/URL]
Basically these patents are so old that any court that has any merit would dismiss them instantaneously.
Sounds like patent fishing to me.
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