EU Vice-president says once a video game is sold, it is owned by the customer.

[The Soloist]

Huge implications for the video game industry. EU Vice-president Nicolae Ștefănuță says once a video game is sold, it is owned by the customer not the gaming company. In other words he says it's not a service but a goods. He effectively sides with the European Stop Killing Games movement.

 

[Alzrius]

Nice to see someone standing up for the consumer for a change.

 

[Desdichado]

When Star Wars the Old Republic finally shutters, maybe I'll get to run an offline copy into my dotage. Nice.

 

[UngainlyTitan]

I think she is overstating, a statement is not law. His support matters but there is a lot between where we are and they want to go.
It goes beyond games. All software has been sold as a licence from the begining, it has major implications for that also.

 

[wicked cool]

Good luck with that ruling.

 

[overgeeked]

It’s good to see people at least try to be decent and fair. Hope it leads to some positive change.

 

[aiouh]

Please replace "UE Vice-President" with "Vice-President of the European Parliament/EP" please. The European Union has no vice-president.

 

[The Soloist]

Please replace "UE Vice-President" with "Vice-President of the European Parliament/EP" please. The European Union has no vice-president.

Tell that to the person who made the YouTube.

 

[Nikosandros]

Please replace "UE Vice-President" with "Vice-President of the European Parliament/EP" please. The European Union has no vice-president.

The European Commission (the executive branch) currently has five Executive Vice-Presidents. Hover, I agree that the video title is misleading, since the VP of the Parliament has far less direct power.

 

[UngainlyTitan]

The European Commission (the executive branch) currently has five Executive Vice-Presidents. Hover, I agree that the video title is misleading, since the VP of the Parliament has far less direct power.

The be honest the Commision does not have a lot of power either. The real centre of power in the EU is the Council (The collective governments of the EU states.) That said it is somewhat opaque, and I would have to refresh my memory of who does what.
Amazing thing about getting old. You remember you used to know stuff but find that the details are often forgotten .
That said the parliament has a lot of power also.