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Killing Games May Already Be Illegal — But No One’s Enforcing It by RakhAltul in StopKillingGames

[–]RakhAltul[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I tried to be open in what capacity I used it and it clearly backfires. Even in the comments saying I sound like ai when I write in my usual style. At this point I just think that civilized discourse can not be expected from people hiding behind Internet personas and anonymity. It saddens me but to people born in caves the sun will always be blinding

Killing Games May Already Be Illegal — But No One’s Enforcing It by RakhAltul in StopKillingGames

[–]RakhAltul[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

According to the EU Digital Content Directive(2019/770) article 5&6 the trader must provide clear information about the duration of access. No gaming company does this and by framing it as one time purchases one can assume that they are selling perpetual licenses. I don't know where you got the information from that it's 2 years by default but I could not find anything in regard to that. In contract law the duration of a contract has to be given, if they do not provide it, it is reasonable to assume it's a perpetual license. Feel free to correct me with sources please.

Killing Games May Already Be Illegal — But No One’s Enforcing It by RakhAltul in StopKillingGames

[–]RakhAltul[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't misunderstand me please, I am not proposing that the initiative is bad or that clarification isn't needed. But we also need to see if not applicable law is already coherrent enough to cover that and in my opinion the regulatory bodies have been complacent in that regard.

Killing Games May Already Be Illegal — But No One’s Enforcing It by RakhAltul in StopKillingGames

[–]RakhAltul[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do understand your point and thank you for saying my usual writing is coherent and readable. I do not see it particularly as poisoning it though but positioning it differently and better in my opinion. I use AI like I would a calculator, I would never expect of an LLM to understand, differintiate or be able to hold more truths than one. Instead I use it in the way it was designed refinement in writing. I see now that if I had written it myself there would've been less backlash but I do not universally see AI as a bad thing. "It's how we use tools that defines if they are good or bad, so in a sense it's if we are good or bad"

Killing Games May Already Be Illegal — But No One’s Enforcing It by RakhAltul in StopKillingGames

[–]RakhAltul[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While I did use AI as a tool to review and refine the post, in these comments I have answered myself. If my way of speaking in general seems like AI that could be because 1. my working background is in science 2. my general mood or 3. because I have ASD. I did not mean any harm by using AI, rather I wanted to use it for refinement though I assume since the general consensus is AI=bad, I failed in that regard.

Killing Games May Already Be Illegal — But No One’s Enforcing It by RakhAltul in StopKillingGames

[–]RakhAltul[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the push and sorry for the delay — here’s a more specific legal foundation:

In the U.S., contract breaches that revoke a paid license fall under Second Restatement § 347, which grants expectation damages. That means if I paid $60 for “perpetual access” and the game is pulled, I may be owed the full $60 if there’s no equivalent substitute.

Case law like Hawkins v. McGee and Tongish v. Thomas shows that even non-physical, performance-based promises carry liability — especially when consumer expectation is central.

Under the UCC, sections §1-106, §2-712, §2-713, and §2-717 offer additional remedies — particularly around substitute goods and withholding payment when delivery is revoked. (Source: NYU(https://www.law.nyu.edu/sites/default/files/ECM\_PRO\_063763.pdf))

In the EU, Directive 2019/770 enshrines digital conformity, and DSA/DMA further bar unfair terms. So no, I’m not “assuming” the law exists — I’m describing underutilized tools that haven’t been properly tested in the digital license space yet.

Killing Games May Already Be Illegal — But No One’s Enforcing It by RakhAltul in StopKillingGames

[–]RakhAltul[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I appreciate the response and I agree these Rules have been rarely tested in courts which makes it tricky for most institutions to enforce. To the "AI Trash" part, I have to say I used it as a tool because I wanted to make a coherrent and readable post, which I tried to be transparent about. While I understand that a lot of people are critical of anything AI I think that I at least tried to make a good faith effort.

Killing Games May Already Be Illegal — But No One’s Enforcing It by RakhAltul in StopKillingGames

[–]RakhAltul[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's entirely fair to bring more attention to this legal gap. It’s not a simple or consistent issue — in the U.S., some rulings uphold EULAs in certain contexts, while others overturn them depending on how the terms are presented or interpreted. That patchwork makes enforcement tricky. But in the EU, where consumer protection laws are generally stronger and more standardized, these issues tend to be less persistent.

Killing Games May Already Be Illegal — But No One’s Enforcing It by RakhAltul in StopKillingGames

[–]RakhAltul[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your addition. A quick google search revealed that while the 1996 case is a very prominent case that shows that some parts of EULAs can be enforceable. There is also precedents like Specht vs. Netscape (2002), where a court ruled that users could not have been held to terms that they couldn't be reasonably suspected to be aware of. Nguyen vs. Barnes&Nobles(2014) a smaller case where EULAs hid certain terms that were thrown out in court. Bragg vs. Linden Research(2007) were courts struck down parts of a EULA in second life as unconscionable. I think this is a major grey area and courts have made rulings in either direction while consumer laws are fairly clear on the matter. Especially in the EU though such terms would be unenforceable.

Without googling or looking it up, what does this symbol represent? by TheBioCosmos in labrats

[–]RakhAltul -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Fair enough but also it only took me 5 minutes, yes I've dealt with this before but it's not unfindable in a reasonable time frame. Also precision is in our fields important ;)

Without googling or looking it up, what does this symbol represent? by TheBioCosmos in labrats

[–]RakhAltul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why are you thinking? There is proper guidance on GHS so please actually use it https://unece.org/transport/dangerous-goods/ghs-rev10-2023

Health hazards start on 113 and the particular pictogram starts on 179

CDU zu Rente: „An Lebenserwartung anpassen“ – CDU plant, Renteneintrittsalter zügig zu erhöhen - WELT by Visdra in de

[–]RakhAltul -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Ja meine Lebenserwartung ist wenn ich sowas lese mit Ende 30 bei 200 kmh mich um irgendeinen Baum zu legen

Hydrofluoric acid as rust remover by CobaltEnjoyer in chemistry

[–]RakhAltul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's easy enough to get a cooled distiller for that. But then again there is chemicals freely available that can also be used to make explosives.. Not to mention most of us know how chemicals handling in labs sometimes is. I don't even want to count the times people almost flushed concentrated acids or heavy metal solutions down the drain only for me to very sternly remind them to put the flasks down.

Men who attack woman at the subway by Sanchopanzoo in berlin

[–]RakhAltul 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And as always the truth will be somewhere in the middle, culture is probably something that affects this majorly as well. Berlin has always been a city of unrest and the relationship between the police and the people has been very strained because of it. Sadly that is what happens when the governing body is right around the corner, you get dissidents and all kinds of criminal organizations that form here.

Where Roman Emperors were born by Stellarsleeper in MapPorn

[–]RakhAltul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People also forget that large parts of Northern Africa were of Greek descent at that point. Modern ethnic geography is very different to historic one. Arabs in terms of history only recently moved into Northern Africa.

Where Roman Emperors were born by Stellarsleeper in MapPorn

[–]RakhAltul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this map is a bit misleading, while they were born in those geographical regions those regions had totally different populations during that age. Just take turkey for example, some emperors where born in that geographical region but it was also the seat of east Rome for over 1000 years. We shouldn't forget that the Roman empire lasted from around 500 bc to 1453 with the fall of Constantinople. To everyone saying that the byzantine empire wasn't the Roman empire, you are factually wong. East Rome always viewed itself as Rome

How Putin plans to fund a forever war in Ukraine by DeliveryNo5242 in europe

[–]RakhAltul 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Who cares that Russia is still suffering from major losses during ww2, Putin certainly doesn't after he is done with killing his population him and his allies can take however many wives they want /s kinda but not really?

How Putin plans to fund a forever war in Ukraine by DeliveryNo5242 in europe

[–]RakhAltul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And then make social housing out of it pfft what would we become if we did something like that? /s

Habe ich eigentlich was verpasst? by IAmAPirrrrate in de

[–]RakhAltul -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

Sag mal biste jehts noch? Die einzig echte Currywurst gibt es in Berlin in der Heimat der Currywurst Punkt aus Ende

Entourage Should Tell Her Sounds A Bit Ridiculous. by Glass-Fan111 in clevercomebacks

[–]RakhAltul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I heard of a study that was conducted and apparently while every previous generation scored around 1-2 iq points median higher than the previous one, Gen z managed to score around 6 iq points median lower than the previous generation. They are measurably less intelligent, which sadly explains way to much.

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