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      https://publicknowledge.org/eu-court-when-you-buy-software-you-own-it/

      The EU has already taken care of it.

      The Court of Justice of the European Union found that a
      copyright owner exhausts the right of distribution to a copy of a computer
      program once he sells, or authorizes the sale of, the copy. This means that whoever purchased the
      computer program can resell it and the copyright holder cannot control the
      resale of the copy. The Court found that
      this exhaustion principle applies whether the copy is on a tangible medium like
      a CD-ROM or DVD or an intangible download from the Internet, and it also
      applies to corrected and updated programs that the copyright owner sells. Furthermore, the Court made clear that contract
      clauses that deny the customer the right to transfer his copy of the computer
      program are void.

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        So, we can in the EU? But they provide no way of doing so without giving the account over.

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          Yes, like refunds it’ll probably get sorted the first time someone’s estate with a bit of money tries to will it to someone and then they take Valve to court/make a complaint to the EU.

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      When you buy something you should be able to pass it on or sell it to someone else. This “the software not sold, only licensed” BS should be illegal. Either you rent with a monthly fee, or you buy it and own it. Owning something means you can sell it to someone else.

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        Either you rent with a monthly fee, or you buy it and own it.

        Of those two options, you know which one the publishers would pick…