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Bethesda is composed of Idiots
I was thinking just the other day about how it's actually been a while since the Video Game Industry got up the nerve to launch an all out attack on consumers legal rights about reselling their games.
And then I see Bethesda on slashdot.
The gist of it appears that Bethesda feels empowered to interfere with this sale of their game because it was being pitched as "new", doesn't have a warranty, and that the person is not an "authorized reseller".
So essentially, they're claiming that since the guy did not break the seal on the game, and thus it is far more qualified to be called "new" than the majority of what gamestop will offer you, they can interfere with this person's First Sale Doctrine rights.
That, in a nutshell, is the issue here.
They need new lawyers imho, even if they're just doing as they're told.
And then I see Bethesda on slashdot.
The gist of it appears that Bethesda feels empowered to interfere with this sale of their game because it was being pitched as "new", doesn't have a warranty, and that the person is not an "authorized reseller".
So essentially, they're claiming that since the guy did not break the seal on the game, and thus it is far more qualified to be called "new" than the majority of what gamestop will offer you, they can interfere with this person's First Sale Doctrine rights.
That, in a nutshell, is the issue here.
They need new lawyers imho, even if they're just doing as they're told.
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*facepalm + smdh + eye roll + headdesk + weary sigh*
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As Ian says: It's "horseshit" and "ridiculous." And as Pat says, Bethesda just wants a(n undeserved) cut from "authorized" resellers, which is why they're trying to crack down on this stuff. Bethesda is, of course, fucking full of shit.