EA Changes Origin Terms of Services, Forbids Class Action Lawsuits
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Sorry, I should've mentioned I mainly use Steam to get cheap deals, free games, or very old games which I can't find in stores. The rest of my games are only boxesFrostbite3789 said:
I love boxes. And I'm not praising Steam. The way I see it, Origin is something put on top of my game, which may or may not allow me to play that game or all other games registered through it. I remember ranting about Steam a long time ago, but I like the current form.
Blame the judge who, somehow, considered that this holds water. Companies simply abuse to the fullest extent of the law, since Law was created.
A modicum of common sense from the Supreme Court would quickly dismiss this as an abusive clause. But, since I don't live in the US, meh.
A modicum of common sense from the Supreme Court would quickly dismiss this as an abusive clause. But, since I don't live in the US, meh.
I think I once tried to read the ToS of a game when I was a kid. It was one of the first games I've installed on a PC and I thought that you have to do that and that there is something improtant written in there, or at least important enough that I care. That was about the only time I tried to read it, didn't even get half way through before I stopped and just agreed.
Anyway, good thing I live in Switzerland and don't have to throw my legal rights out of the window with one mouse click, sucks for the other people though.
Anyway, good thing I live in Switzerland and don't have to throw my legal rights out of the window with one mouse click, sucks for the other people though.
Good thing we still have people like you with a bit of common sense. I've been a Steam-fan for years, but that doesn't make me hate and bash Origin anything more. Heck, I used Origin a bit yesterday, just to download a demo and register some of my EA games (that I had bought on Steam) there. And although it wasn't the most polished piece of work I've used, the fact that I can't use a class action lawsuit against them didn't make my experience any worse.Frostbite3789 said:
As long as they don't come into your house and rob you of all your hard-copy games, I'm pretty sure they're not into being full-heartedly "evil". And as long as that doesn't happen (I mean, come on) everyone should be on the safe side, no matter if you can or cannot go and sue them with a horde of others that found a loophole in their ToS.
Anyone who is shocked by this has clearly not read a contract that they've signed or agreed to in the last twenty years, or longer. The move towards arbitration has been underway for quite some time, and it's extremely commonplace now in commercial agreements. The vast majority of class action lawsuits are jackpots for the plaintiff's bar and do little to help the consumer. That this is somehow an issue of consumer rights is quite laughable. But please, let the manufactured internet rage circus carry on.
I watched that HBO documentary called "Hot Coffee" About the 90's and how everyone got tricked into thinking people were Lawsuit Happy Or Jackpot justice etc.
Apparently People got trolled by buisness groups running campaigns under the guise of being from a community i.e I.e the people of ohio think this guy is who you should vote for. So now there are all these politians who get you to help bend the law so corperations can fuck you over.
So now thanks to misleading ads and stratagies there are caps on damages, so if you get crippled and need care for live to pay for nurses med costs, rehab etc that could literally cost millions you will get like 200 grand.
Contracts have stuff written in them that you can't sue, or have public hearings, and most likely the company decides who looks over the case.
Once again I only know what a picked up from that doc and a senior highschool law course. But shis shit is rediculous. People need to be able to sue to keep these people in check.
all because some old ladie burnt the flesh off her bones in a mcdonalds parking lot, in the passenger seat, and the cup tip over blistering her thighs. causing the need for major skin graphs, and ending her ability to work and take care of herself.
Apparently People got trolled by buisness groups running campaigns under the guise of being from a community i.e I.e the people of ohio think this guy is who you should vote for. So now there are all these politians who get you to help bend the law so corperations can fuck you over.
So now thanks to misleading ads and stratagies there are caps on damages, so if you get crippled and need care for live to pay for nurses med costs, rehab etc that could literally cost millions you will get like 200 grand.
Contracts have stuff written in them that you can't sue, or have public hearings, and most likely the company decides who looks over the case.
Once again I only know what a picked up from that doc and a senior highschool law course. But shis shit is rediculous. People need to be able to sue to keep these people in check.
all because some old ladie burnt the flesh off her bones in a mcdonalds parking lot, in the passenger seat, and the cup tip over blistering her thighs. causing the need for major skin graphs, and ending her ability to work and take care of herself.
Well... Another reason not to get Origin or Origin powered games. Goodbye EA. I will not being doing business with you by purchasing your games on the computer until you stop what you are doing and clean this up.
America! Land of the free!
Seriously? What happened to America? Now they're just giving their right away?
Seriously? What happened to America? Now they're just giving their right away?
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slowly ticking off the digital media distributors i will use. It's almost like companies don't want me to play their games. Seems an odd business strategy.
Also I don't know why but when i read the headline i thought, Hey maybe EA isn't totally evil and rolled back that "tracks everything your computer does angle." Wow how wrong can you get? Oh, EA will you ever cease to prove that you are unambiguously evil?
I look at this and just think what reason is there to live in the US anymore? The landscape is moving towards corporate ownership, no consumer or worker rights. And the Right wing politicos want this. Yes the government has taxes just to screw you. Not to build roads hire firefighters/police, keep public order, pay civil servants and above all PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS. but government is bad business is good lets get rid of the government.
sorry for the threadjack just got into a ranting mood for a second and couldn't help myself. will not respond to quotes intended to start political flamewar.
Next thing they'll do is include a clause that let's John Riccitiello come into your bed at night and silently slip his "sausage" in your mouth... enjoy that mental image.
Well, for someone who already isn't a rich cattle farmer. Anyone who wasn't already making money or was a homemade-cheese maker got f*cked over.Shycte said:
I hope everyone realizes how this throws open the doors for legalized corporate fraud.
Seriously. There is not a single benefit or measure of security for the customer here.
Seriously. There is not a single benefit or measure of security for the customer here.
Gamers are fucking pussies. And god damn retarded.
We see a company trying to make us forfeit rights and get a little miffed, then go bend over and buy all the company's crap.
We see hats for sale and we FLIP A SHIT.
We petition for the stupidest shit, then do nothing when companies actually try to attack us.
No one is standing up for themselves and it's creating an industry where it's ok to lock people out of their products, and refuse refunds for broken, buggy games.
We see a company trying to make us forfeit rights and get a little miffed, then go bend over and buy all the company's crap.
We see hats for sale and we FLIP A SHIT.
We petition for the stupidest shit, then do nothing when companies actually try to attack us.
No one is standing up for themselves and it's creating an industry where it's ok to lock people out of their products, and refuse refunds for broken, buggy games.
Data Protection Act 1998 [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/29/contents]. Check and mate I believe.