Archive: https://archive.is/2025.04.09-191645/https://www.polygon.com/gaming/555469/ubisoft-holds-firm-in-the-crew-lawsuit-you-dont-own-your-video-games

Ubisoft responded to California gamers’ The Crew shutdown lawsuit in late February, filing to dismiss the case. The company’s lawyers argued in that filing, reviewed by Polygon, that there was no reason for players to believe they were purchasing “unfettered ownership rights in the game.” Ubisoft has made it clear, lawyers claimed, that when you buy a copy of The Crew, you’re merely buying a limited access license.

“Frustrated with Ubisoft’s recent decision to retire the game following a notice period delineated on the product’s packaging, Plaintiffs apply a kitchen sink approach on behalf of a putative class of nationwide customers, alleging eight causes of action including violations of California’s False Advertising Law, Unfair Competition Law, and Consumer Legal Remedies Act, as well as common law fraud and breach of warranty claims,” Ubisoft’s lawyers wrote.

  • @Gladaed@feddit.org
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    03 days ago

    No they don’t, because I returned it before a shortage occured. They just lost the profit from rent.

    No he doesn’t.

    In both cases the additional cost caused by your actions is very low. Damage was still fine to the provider.

    If the additional cost per user is very low people should not be priced out, still.

    • @CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
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      12 days ago

      No they don’t, because I returned it before a shortage occured. They just lost the profit from rent.

      That’s strange, the goal post was right here just a minute ago…

      Whatever time period you had taken the rental car for was a time period that they could not have rented it to someone else. You can’t know until after the fact if there would have been a shortage in that time frame. There’s also the extra wear you have put on the car.

      If you took a rental car for 5 minutes and returned it I doubt anyone would charge you with anything.