I see this link posted everywhere for weeks now but like, I've never been able to use it. The US version of it recommends the DGCCRF which is exclusive to France or visitors thereof. It's weird that it doesn't recommend a US branch or have the FTC section at the top

[–] Diabolo96@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I think there was an episode where they found out that there's a US law that says US citizens don't have the right to ownership of software or something like that. they're only trying in countries where customer protection is a thing, but the practice of removing ownership of software after some time is in a gray area.

[–] bolexforsoup@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] Diabolo96@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

So you're saying a company representative can come to your home at any time and take all the clothes you bought from them because they still own the rights to the design ?

[–] bolexforsoup@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] Diabolo96@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Didn't mean to sound harsh. Not a native English speaker.

It's still in a gray legal area in most countries or they wouldn't even be trying. Nobody is trying to steal the intelectual property, just make it that companies can't come years later and remove things you bought full price . It's a matter of customer protection.

[–] bolexforsoup@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

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[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The US version of it recommends the DGCCRF which is exclusive to France or visitors thereof

Because it's PRIMARILY about The Crew, sold by Ubisoft, a French company.

There is no US push to stop killing games like they're doing in other countries because it's impossible without lobbying money, which they don't have.

[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

yea i figured the reason might be similar to that, too bad the US just doesn't care about consumer rights, I just find it weird they bother mentioning it on the US page if the US can't actually use it