French courts say that Valve has to let users re-sell their digital games
(Windows Phone Central)

This French ruling could be a total paradigm shift for digital games platforms French consumer group UFC Que Choisir has won a landmark victory in the French courts, which ruled that consumer rights mean that gaming platform Steam must allow the resale of digital games bought on its platform. Currently, the subscription agreement that Steam owner Valve lays out says that you`re not really buying games from them; you`re getting a lifetime subscription for a one-time fee. This is how Valve they can justify taking certain games away, or even removing games from people`s accounts or banning people from Steam for infractions. Reported on the French language Numerama, UFC managed to get several clauses in Valve`s subscriber agreement changed, the most substantial of which is the potential right to resell their pre-owned digital games. The ruling is currently only for French courts, but it`s unclear yet whether this will be upheld in the EU courts. Back in 2014, German courts ruled agai...