Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoSony lawyers argue that nobody is stupid enough to believe they actually own digital games, because then only one person could buy GTA 6www.gamesradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square52linkfedilinkarrow-up1302arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1302arrow-down1external-linkSony lawyers argue that nobody is stupid enough to believe they actually own digital games, because then only one person could buy GTA 6www.gamesradar.comArthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square52linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareBuckFutter@timeyak.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up71·1 month agoAhh the old foxnews approach…no reasonable person blah blah
minus-squareCanaconda@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·1 month agoJedi mind tricks only work on the simple minded.
minus-squareBuckFutter@timeyak.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 month agoIndeed, but it seems like they have been incentivized with all the idiots in charge wielding their magic wands lol
minus-squareCorkyskog@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoThat’s just contract law. Everything is from the stance of what you would assume a reasonable actor or “person” would do in the situation. Like normally if consideration (the act of pressing the button) was a button that said purchase or buy a reasonable actor would expect ownership. Their lawyers have to frame everything that way, even if they are obviously wrong.
Ahh the old foxnews approach…no reasonable person blah blah
Jedi mind tricks only work on the simple minded.
Indeed, but it seems like they have been incentivized with all the idiots in charge wielding their magic wands lol
That’s just contract law. Everything is from the stance of what you would assume a reasonable actor or “person” would do in the situation.
Like normally if consideration (the act of pressing the button) was a button that said purchase or buy a reasonable actor would expect ownership.
Their lawyers have to frame everything that way, even if they are obviously wrong.