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Steam client BETA update for 10/8/24 (10/9/24 UTC) /u/wickedplayer494 Steam on Reddit

Steam client BETA update for 10/8/24 (10/9/24 UTC) /u/wickedplayer494 Steam on Reddit

Via the Steam Community:

Music Player

Fixed a playback of .WAV sound track files

Broadcasting

Fixed a crash while broadcasting introduced in the last beta

Game Recording

Added error messages when trying to load a H265 clip or background recording w/ GPU acceleration or HW video decoding disabled Fixed a case where non-Steam games would show results from other games in the screenshot section

Steam Input

Added support for wired XBox controllers on macOS Sequoia Fixed the “Turn off Controller” action causing Steam to launch BPM if the main window was focused D-Pad directions and Right Joystick can now be used to activate Mode Shifts Increased maximum sensitivity of Joystick Mouse mode.

Remote Play

Fixed the cursor being too small when streaming from a PC with desktop scaling enabled Fixed using software encoding instead of hardware H.264 when HEVC is enabled and unavailable.

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​r/Steam Via the Steam Community: Music Player Fixed a playback of .WAV sound track files Broadcasting Fixed a crash while broadcasting introduced in the last beta Game Recording Added error messages when trying to load a H265 clip or background recording w/ GPU acceleration or HW video decoding disabled Fixed a case where non-Steam games would show results from other games in the screenshot section Steam Input Added support for wired XBox controllers on macOS Sequoia Fixed the “Turn off Controller” action causing Steam to launch BPM if the main window was focused D-Pad directions and Right Joystick can now be used to activate Mode Shifts Increased maximum sensitivity of Joystick Mouse mode. Remote Play Fixed the cursor being too small when streaming from a PC with desktop scaling enabled Fixed using software encoding instead of hardware H.264 when HEVC is enabled and unavailable. submitted by /u/wickedplayer494 [link] [comments] 

Via the Steam Community:

Music Player

Fixed a playback of .WAV sound track files

Broadcasting

Fixed a crash while broadcasting introduced in the last beta

Game Recording

Added error messages when trying to load a H265 clip or background recording w/ GPU acceleration or HW video decoding disabled Fixed a case where non-Steam games would show results from other games in the screenshot section

Steam Input

Added support for wired XBox controllers on macOS Sequoia Fixed the “Turn off Controller” action causing Steam to launch BPM if the main window was focused D-Pad directions and Right Joystick can now be used to activate Mode Shifts Increased maximum sensitivity of Joystick Mouse mode.

Remote Play

Fixed the cursor being too small when streaming from a PC with desktop scaling enabled Fixed using software encoding instead of hardware H.264 when HEVC is enabled and unavailable.

submitted by /u/wickedplayer494
[link] [comments]  Via the Steam Community: Music Player Fixed a playback of .WAV sound track files Broadcasting Fixed a crash while broadcasting introduced in the last beta Game Recording Added error messages when trying to load a H265 clip or background recording w/ GPU acceleration or HW video decoding disabled Fixed a case where non-Steam games would show results from other games in the screenshot section Steam Input Added support for wired XBox controllers on macOS Sequoia Fixed the “Turn off Controller” action causing Steam to launch BPM if the main window was focused D-Pad directions and Right Joystick can now be used to activate Mode Shifts Increased maximum sensitivity of Joystick Mouse mode. Remote Play Fixed the cursor being too small when streaming from a PC with desktop scaling enabled Fixed using software encoding instead of hardware H.264 when HEVC is enabled and unavailable. submitted by /u/wickedplayer494 [link] [comments]

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The EU is drafting model laws that can help make our game libraries inheritable /u/Slawrfp Steam on Reddit

The EU is drafting model laws that can help make our game libraries inheritable /u/Slawrfp Steam on Reddit

For anyone that cares about the inheritability of your game libraries and all other digital assets, there are potentially good news on the horizon. The European Law institute is currently undergoing a project to develop model laws for the EU that will guide how digital inheritance of your social media accounts, game libraries etc. are handled. The project has already started, the model laws are being drafted and it is scheduled to finish by October 2025.

What is more interesting for us is that during a recorded meeting of the people undertaking the project, Blizzard Entertainment was specifically called out for their restrictive TOS that prohibits account transfers under any circumstances. The general sentiment during that call was that such restrictive terms of service should not be enforceable and that laws should be updated to protect consumers from them.

I have included a link to the meeting uploaded to YouTube. If you have time and are interested in this subject, the entire video is worth listening to, but you can jump to 32:02 to hear their comment on non-transferable license clauses, their call for updating laws to tackle their issue and then specifically calling out Blizzard Entertainment. I have included a quote from the YouTube video which people here might find interesting

“This must be another of the great and brave decisions of the model laws. Non-negotiated standard terms should not take precedence over mandatory rules of inheritance law and the basic principle of passing on everything that belonged to the deceased. It is not the same thing to transfer a contractual relationship during life to a third party as is to surrogate an heir to it”

Link to the European Law Institute project page: https://www.europeanlawinstitute.eu/projects-publications/current-projects/current-projects/eli-succession-of-digital-assets-data-and-other-digital-remains/

Link to the webinar where the project was discussed (jump to 32:02 for most relevant part): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=92HLkQRuY14

submitted by /u/Slawrfp
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​r/Steam For anyone that cares about the inheritability of your game libraries and all other digital assets, there are potentially good news on the horizon. The European Law institute is currently undergoing a project to develop model laws for the EU that will guide how digital inheritance of your social media accounts, game libraries etc. are handled. The project has already started, the model laws are being drafted and it is scheduled to finish by October 2025. What is more interesting for us is that during a recorded meeting of the people undertaking the project, Blizzard Entertainment was specifically called out for their restrictive TOS that prohibits account transfers under any circumstances. The general sentiment during that call was that such restrictive terms of service should not be enforceable and that laws should be updated to protect consumers from them. I have included a link to the meeting uploaded to YouTube. If you have time and are interested in this subject, the entire video is worth listening to, but you can jump to 32:02 to hear their comment on non-transferable license clauses, their call for updating laws to tackle their issue and then specifically calling out Blizzard Entertainment. I have included a quote from the YouTube video which people here might find interesting “This must be another of the great and brave decisions of the model laws. Non-negotiated standard terms should not take precedence over mandatory rules of inheritance law and the basic principle of passing on everything that belonged to the deceased. It is not the same thing to transfer a contractual relationship during life to a third party as is to surrogate an heir to it” Link to the European Law Institute project page: https://www.europeanlawinstitute.eu/projects-publications/current-projects/current-projects/eli-succession-of-digital-assets-data-and-other-digital-remains/ Link to the webinar where the project was discussed (jump to 32:02 for most relevant part): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=92HLkQRuY14 submitted by /u/Slawrfp [link] [comments] 

For anyone that cares about the inheritability of your game libraries and all other digital assets, there are potentially good news on the horizon. The European Law institute is currently undergoing a project to develop model laws for the EU that will guide how digital inheritance of your social media accounts, game libraries etc. are handled. The project has already started, the model laws are being drafted and it is scheduled to finish by October 2025.

What is more interesting for us is that during a recorded meeting of the people undertaking the project, Blizzard Entertainment was specifically called out for their restrictive TOS that prohibits account transfers under any circumstances. The general sentiment during that call was that such restrictive terms of service should not be enforceable and that laws should be updated to protect consumers from them.

I have included a link to the meeting uploaded to YouTube. If you have time and are interested in this subject, the entire video is worth listening to, but you can jump to 32:02 to hear their comment on non-transferable license clauses, their call for updating laws to tackle their issue and then specifically calling out Blizzard Entertainment. I have included a quote from the YouTube video which people here might find interesting

“This must be another of the great and brave decisions of the model laws. Non-negotiated standard terms should not take precedence over mandatory rules of inheritance law and the basic principle of passing on everything that belonged to the deceased. It is not the same thing to transfer a contractual relationship during life to a third party as is to surrogate an heir to it”

Link to the European Law Institute project page: https://www.europeanlawinstitute.eu/projects-publications/current-projects/current-projects/eli-succession-of-digital-assets-data-and-other-digital-remains/

Link to the webinar where the project was discussed (jump to 32:02 for most relevant part): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=92HLkQRuY14

submitted by /u/Slawrfp
[link] [comments]  For anyone that cares about the inheritability of your game libraries and all other digital assets, there are potentially good news on the horizon. The European Law institute is currently undergoing a project to develop model laws for the EU that will guide how digital inheritance of your social media accounts, game libraries etc. are handled. The project has already started, the model laws are being drafted and it is scheduled to finish by October 2025. What is more interesting for us is that during a recorded meeting of the people undertaking the project, Blizzard Entertainment was specifically called out for their restrictive TOS that prohibits account transfers under any circumstances. The general sentiment during that call was that such restrictive terms of service should not be enforceable and that laws should be updated to protect consumers from them. I have included a link to the meeting uploaded to YouTube. If you have time and are interested in this subject, the entire video is worth listening to, but you can jump to 32:02 to hear their comment on non-transferable license clauses, their call for updating laws to tackle their issue and then specifically calling out Blizzard Entertainment. I have included a quote from the YouTube video which people here might find interesting “This must be another of the great and brave decisions of the model laws. Non-negotiated standard terms should not take precedence over mandatory rules of inheritance law and the basic principle of passing on everything that belonged to the deceased. It is not the same thing to transfer a contractual relationship during life to a third party as is to surrogate an heir to it” Link to the European Law Institute project page: https://www.europeanlawinstitute.eu/projects-publications/current-projects/current-projects/eli-succession-of-digital-assets-data-and-other-digital-remains/ Link to the webinar where the project was discussed (jump to 32:02 for most relevant part): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=92HLkQRuY14 submitted by /u/Slawrfp [link] [comments]

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The EU is drafting model laws that can help make our game libraries inheritable /u/Slawrfp Steam on Reddit

The EU is drafting model laws that can help make our game libraries inheritable /u/Slawrfp Steam on Reddit

For anyone that cares about the inheritability of your game libraries and all other digital assets, there are potentially good news on the horizon. The European Law institute is currently undergoing a project to develop model laws for the EU that will guide how digital inheritance of your social media accounts, game libraries etc. are handled. The project has already started, the model laws are being drafted and it is scheduled to finish by October 2025.

What is more interesting for us is that during a recorded meeting of the people undertaking the project, Blizzard Entertainment was specifically called out for their restrictive TOS that prohibits account transfers under any circumstances. The general sentiment during that call was that such restrictive terms of service should not be enforceable and that laws should be updated to protect consumers from them.

I have included a link to the meeting uploaded to YouTube. If you have time and are interested in this subject, the entire video is worth listening to, but you can jump to 32:02 to hear their comment on non-transferable license clauses, their call for updating laws to tackle their issue and then specifically calling out Blizzard Entertainment. I have included a quote from the YouTube video which people here might find interesting

“This must be another of the great and brave decisions of the model laws. Non-negotiated standard terms should not take precedence over mandatory rules of inheritance law and the basic principle of passing on everything that belonged to the deceased. It is not the same thing to transfer a contractual relationship during life to a third party as is to surrogate an heir to it”

Link to the European Law Institute project page: https://www.europeanlawinstitute.eu/projects-publications/current-projects/current-projects/eli-succession-of-digital-assets-data-and-other-digital-remains/

Link to the webinar where the project was discussed (jump to 32:02 for most relevant part): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=92HLkQRuY14

submitted by /u/Slawrfp
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​r/Steam For anyone that cares about the inheritability of your game libraries and all other digital assets, there are potentially good news on the horizon. The European Law institute is currently undergoing a project to develop model laws for the EU that will guide how digital inheritance of your social media accounts, game libraries etc. are handled. The project has already started, the model laws are being drafted and it is scheduled to finish by October 2025. What is more interesting for us is that during a recorded meeting of the people undertaking the project, Blizzard Entertainment was specifically called out for their restrictive TOS that prohibits account transfers under any circumstances. The general sentiment during that call was that such restrictive terms of service should not be enforceable and that laws should be updated to protect consumers from them. I have included a link to the meeting uploaded to YouTube. If you have time and are interested in this subject, the entire video is worth listening to, but you can jump to 32:02 to hear their comment on non-transferable license clauses, their call for updating laws to tackle their issue and then specifically calling out Blizzard Entertainment. I have included a quote from the YouTube video which people here might find interesting “This must be another of the great and brave decisions of the model laws. Non-negotiated standard terms should not take precedence over mandatory rules of inheritance law and the basic principle of passing on everything that belonged to the deceased. It is not the same thing to transfer a contractual relationship during life to a third party as is to surrogate an heir to it” Link to the European Law Institute project page: https://www.europeanlawinstitute.eu/projects-publications/current-projects/current-projects/eli-succession-of-digital-assets-data-and-other-digital-remains/ Link to the webinar where the project was discussed (jump to 32:02 for most relevant part): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=92HLkQRuY14 submitted by /u/Slawrfp [link] [comments] 

For anyone that cares about the inheritability of your game libraries and all other digital assets, there are potentially good news on the horizon. The European Law institute is currently undergoing a project to develop model laws for the EU that will guide how digital inheritance of your social media accounts, game libraries etc. are handled. The project has already started, the model laws are being drafted and it is scheduled to finish by October 2025.

What is more interesting for us is that during a recorded meeting of the people undertaking the project, Blizzard Entertainment was specifically called out for their restrictive TOS that prohibits account transfers under any circumstances. The general sentiment during that call was that such restrictive terms of service should not be enforceable and that laws should be updated to protect consumers from them.

I have included a link to the meeting uploaded to YouTube. If you have time and are interested in this subject, the entire video is worth listening to, but you can jump to 32:02 to hear their comment on non-transferable license clauses, their call for updating laws to tackle their issue and then specifically calling out Blizzard Entertainment. I have included a quote from the YouTube video which people here might find interesting

“This must be another of the great and brave decisions of the model laws. Non-negotiated standard terms should not take precedence over mandatory rules of inheritance law and the basic principle of passing on everything that belonged to the deceased. It is not the same thing to transfer a contractual relationship during life to a third party as is to surrogate an heir to it”

Link to the European Law Institute project page: https://www.europeanlawinstitute.eu/projects-publications/current-projects/current-projects/eli-succession-of-digital-assets-data-and-other-digital-remains/

Link to the webinar where the project was discussed (jump to 32:02 for most relevant part): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=92HLkQRuY14

submitted by /u/Slawrfp
[link] [comments]  For anyone that cares about the inheritability of your game libraries and all other digital assets, there are potentially good news on the horizon. The European Law institute is currently undergoing a project to develop model laws for the EU that will guide how digital inheritance of your social media accounts, game libraries etc. are handled. The project has already started, the model laws are being drafted and it is scheduled to finish by October 2025. What is more interesting for us is that during a recorded meeting of the people undertaking the project, Blizzard Entertainment was specifically called out for their restrictive TOS that prohibits account transfers under any circumstances. The general sentiment during that call was that such restrictive terms of service should not be enforceable and that laws should be updated to protect consumers from them. I have included a link to the meeting uploaded to YouTube. If you have time and are interested in this subject, the entire video is worth listening to, but you can jump to 32:02 to hear their comment on non-transferable license clauses, their call for updating laws to tackle their issue and then specifically calling out Blizzard Entertainment. I have included a quote from the YouTube video which people here might find interesting “This must be another of the great and brave decisions of the model laws. Non-negotiated standard terms should not take precedence over mandatory rules of inheritance law and the basic principle of passing on everything that belonged to the deceased. It is not the same thing to transfer a contractual relationship during life to a third party as is to surrogate an heir to it” Link to the European Law Institute project page: https://www.europeanlawinstitute.eu/projects-publications/current-projects/current-projects/eli-succession-of-digital-assets-data-and-other-digital-remains/ Link to the webinar where the project was discussed (jump to 32:02 for most relevant part): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=92HLkQRuY14 submitted by /u/Slawrfp [link] [comments]

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Steam

The EU is drafting model laws that can help make our game libraries inheritable /u/Slawrfp Steam on Reddit

The EU is drafting model laws that can help make our game libraries inheritable /u/Slawrfp Steam on Reddit

For anyone that cares about the inheritability of your game libraries and all other digital assets, there are potentially good news on the horizon. The European Law institute is currently undergoing a project to develop model laws for the EU that will guide how digital inheritance of your social media accounts, game libraries etc. are handled. The project has already started, the model laws are being drafted and it is scheduled to finish by October 2025.

What is more interesting for us is that during a recorded meeting of the people undertaking the project, Blizzard Entertainment was specifically called out for their restrictive TOS that prohibits account transfers under any circumstances. The general sentiment during that call was that such restrictive terms of service should not be enforceable and that laws should be updated to protect consumers from them.

I have included a link to the meeting uploaded to YouTube. If you have time and are interested in this subject, the entire video is worth listening to, but you can jump to 32:02 to hear their comment on non-transferable license clauses, their call for updating laws to tackle their issue and then specifically calling out Blizzard Entertainment. I have included a quote from the YouTube video which people here might find interesting

“This must be another of the great and brave decisions of the model laws. Non-negotiated standard terms should not take precedence over mandatory rules of inheritance law and the basic principle of passing on everything that belonged to the deceased. It is not the same thing to transfer a contractual relationship during life to a third party as is to surrogate an heir to it”

Link to the European Law Institute project page: https://www.europeanlawinstitute.eu/projects-publications/current-projects/current-projects/eli-succession-of-digital-assets-data-and-other-digital-remains/

Link to the webinar where the project was discussed (jump to 32:02 for most relevant part): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=92HLkQRuY14

submitted by /u/Slawrfp
[link] [comments]

​r/Steam For anyone that cares about the inheritability of your game libraries and all other digital assets, there are potentially good news on the horizon. The European Law institute is currently undergoing a project to develop model laws for the EU that will guide how digital inheritance of your social media accounts, game libraries etc. are handled. The project has already started, the model laws are being drafted and it is scheduled to finish by October 2025. What is more interesting for us is that during a recorded meeting of the people undertaking the project, Blizzard Entertainment was specifically called out for their restrictive TOS that prohibits account transfers under any circumstances. The general sentiment during that call was that such restrictive terms of service should not be enforceable and that laws should be updated to protect consumers from them. I have included a link to the meeting uploaded to YouTube. If you have time and are interested in this subject, the entire video is worth listening to, but you can jump to 32:02 to hear their comment on non-transferable license clauses, their call for updating laws to tackle their issue and then specifically calling out Blizzard Entertainment. I have included a quote from the YouTube video which people here might find interesting “This must be another of the great and brave decisions of the model laws. Non-negotiated standard terms should not take precedence over mandatory rules of inheritance law and the basic principle of passing on everything that belonged to the deceased. It is not the same thing to transfer a contractual relationship during life to a third party as is to surrogate an heir to it” Link to the European Law Institute project page: https://www.europeanlawinstitute.eu/projects-publications/current-projects/current-projects/eli-succession-of-digital-assets-data-and-other-digital-remains/ Link to the webinar where the project was discussed (jump to 32:02 for most relevant part): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=92HLkQRuY14 submitted by /u/Slawrfp [link] [comments] 

For anyone that cares about the inheritability of your game libraries and all other digital assets, there are potentially good news on the horizon. The European Law institute is currently undergoing a project to develop model laws for the EU that will guide how digital inheritance of your social media accounts, game libraries etc. are handled. The project has already started, the model laws are being drafted and it is scheduled to finish by October 2025.

What is more interesting for us is that during a recorded meeting of the people undertaking the project, Blizzard Entertainment was specifically called out for their restrictive TOS that prohibits account transfers under any circumstances. The general sentiment during that call was that such restrictive terms of service should not be enforceable and that laws should be updated to protect consumers from them.

I have included a link to the meeting uploaded to YouTube. If you have time and are interested in this subject, the entire video is worth listening to, but you can jump to 32:02 to hear their comment on non-transferable license clauses, their call for updating laws to tackle their issue and then specifically calling out Blizzard Entertainment. I have included a quote from the YouTube video which people here might find interesting

“This must be another of the great and brave decisions of the model laws. Non-negotiated standard terms should not take precedence over mandatory rules of inheritance law and the basic principle of passing on everything that belonged to the deceased. It is not the same thing to transfer a contractual relationship during life to a third party as is to surrogate an heir to it”

Link to the European Law Institute project page: https://www.europeanlawinstitute.eu/projects-publications/current-projects/current-projects/eli-succession-of-digital-assets-data-and-other-digital-remains/

Link to the webinar where the project was discussed (jump to 32:02 for most relevant part): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=92HLkQRuY14

submitted by /u/Slawrfp
[link] [comments]  For anyone that cares about the inheritability of your game libraries and all other digital assets, there are potentially good news on the horizon. The European Law institute is currently undergoing a project to develop model laws for the EU that will guide how digital inheritance of your social media accounts, game libraries etc. are handled. The project has already started, the model laws are being drafted and it is scheduled to finish by October 2025. What is more interesting for us is that during a recorded meeting of the people undertaking the project, Blizzard Entertainment was specifically called out for their restrictive TOS that prohibits account transfers under any circumstances. The general sentiment during that call was that such restrictive terms of service should not be enforceable and that laws should be updated to protect consumers from them. I have included a link to the meeting uploaded to YouTube. If you have time and are interested in this subject, the entire video is worth listening to, but you can jump to 32:02 to hear their comment on non-transferable license clauses, their call for updating laws to tackle their issue and then specifically calling out Blizzard Entertainment. I have included a quote from the YouTube video which people here might find interesting “This must be another of the great and brave decisions of the model laws. Non-negotiated standard terms should not take precedence over mandatory rules of inheritance law and the basic principle of passing on everything that belonged to the deceased. It is not the same thing to transfer a contractual relationship during life to a third party as is to surrogate an heir to it” Link to the European Law Institute project page: https://www.europeanlawinstitute.eu/projects-publications/current-projects/current-projects/eli-succession-of-digital-assets-data-and-other-digital-remains/ Link to the webinar where the project was discussed (jump to 32:02 for most relevant part): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=92HLkQRuY14 submitted by /u/Slawrfp [link] [comments]

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Steam

The EU is drafting model laws that can help make our game libraries inheritable /u/Slawrfp Steam on Reddit

The EU is drafting model laws that can help make our game libraries inheritable /u/Slawrfp Steam on Reddit

For anyone that cares about the inheritability of your game libraries and all other digital assets, there are potentially good news on the horizon. The European Law institute is currently undergoing a project to develop model laws for the EU that will guide how digital inheritance of your social media accounts, game libraries etc. are handled. The project has already started, the model laws are being drafted and it is scheduled to finish by October 2025.

What is more interesting for us is that during a recorded meeting of the people undertaking the project, Blizzard Entertainment was specifically called out for their restrictive TOS that prohibits account transfers under any circumstances. The general sentiment during that call was that such restrictive terms of service should not be enforceable and that laws should be updated to protect consumers from them.

I have included a link to the meeting uploaded to YouTube. If you have time and are interested in this subject, the entire video is worth listening to, but you can jump to 32:02 to hear their comment on non-transferable license clauses, their call for updating laws to tackle their issue and then specifically calling out Blizzard Entertainment. I have included a quote from the YouTube video which people here might find interesting

“This must be another of the great and brave decisions of the model laws. Non-negotiated standard terms should not take precedence over mandatory rules of inheritance law and the basic principle of passing on everything that belonged to the deceased. It is not the same thing to transfer a contractual relationship during life to a third party as is to surrogate an heir to it”

Link to the European Law Institute project page: https://www.europeanlawinstitute.eu/projects-publications/current-projects/current-projects/eli-succession-of-digital-assets-data-and-other-digital-remains/

Link to the webinar where the project was discussed (jump to 32:02 for most relevant part): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=92HLkQRuY14

submitted by /u/Slawrfp
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​r/Steam For anyone that cares about the inheritability of your game libraries and all other digital assets, there are potentially good news on the horizon. The European Law institute is currently undergoing a project to develop model laws for the EU that will guide how digital inheritance of your social media accounts, game libraries etc. are handled. The project has already started, the model laws are being drafted and it is scheduled to finish by October 2025. What is more interesting for us is that during a recorded meeting of the people undertaking the project, Blizzard Entertainment was specifically called out for their restrictive TOS that prohibits account transfers under any circumstances. The general sentiment during that call was that such restrictive terms of service should not be enforceable and that laws should be updated to protect consumers from them. I have included a link to the meeting uploaded to YouTube. If you have time and are interested in this subject, the entire video is worth listening to, but you can jump to 32:02 to hear their comment on non-transferable license clauses, their call for updating laws to tackle their issue and then specifically calling out Blizzard Entertainment. I have included a quote from the YouTube video which people here might find interesting “This must be another of the great and brave decisions of the model laws. Non-negotiated standard terms should not take precedence over mandatory rules of inheritance law and the basic principle of passing on everything that belonged to the deceased. It is not the same thing to transfer a contractual relationship during life to a third party as is to surrogate an heir to it” Link to the European Law Institute project page: https://www.europeanlawinstitute.eu/projects-publications/current-projects/current-projects/eli-succession-of-digital-assets-data-and-other-digital-remains/ Link to the webinar where the project was discussed (jump to 32:02 for most relevant part): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=92HLkQRuY14 submitted by /u/Slawrfp [link] [comments] 

For anyone that cares about the inheritability of your game libraries and all other digital assets, there are potentially good news on the horizon. The European Law institute is currently undergoing a project to develop model laws for the EU that will guide how digital inheritance of your social media accounts, game libraries etc. are handled. The project has already started, the model laws are being drafted and it is scheduled to finish by October 2025.

What is more interesting for us is that during a recorded meeting of the people undertaking the project, Blizzard Entertainment was specifically called out for their restrictive TOS that prohibits account transfers under any circumstances. The general sentiment during that call was that such restrictive terms of service should not be enforceable and that laws should be updated to protect consumers from them.

I have included a link to the meeting uploaded to YouTube. If you have time and are interested in this subject, the entire video is worth listening to, but you can jump to 32:02 to hear their comment on non-transferable license clauses, their call for updating laws to tackle their issue and then specifically calling out Blizzard Entertainment. I have included a quote from the YouTube video which people here might find interesting

“This must be another of the great and brave decisions of the model laws. Non-negotiated standard terms should not take precedence over mandatory rules of inheritance law and the basic principle of passing on everything that belonged to the deceased. It is not the same thing to transfer a contractual relationship during life to a third party as is to surrogate an heir to it”

Link to the European Law Institute project page: https://www.europeanlawinstitute.eu/projects-publications/current-projects/current-projects/eli-succession-of-digital-assets-data-and-other-digital-remains/

Link to the webinar where the project was discussed (jump to 32:02 for most relevant part): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=92HLkQRuY14

submitted by /u/Slawrfp
[link] [comments]  For anyone that cares about the inheritability of your game libraries and all other digital assets, there are potentially good news on the horizon. The European Law institute is currently undergoing a project to develop model laws for the EU that will guide how digital inheritance of your social media accounts, game libraries etc. are handled. The project has already started, the model laws are being drafted and it is scheduled to finish by October 2025. What is more interesting for us is that during a recorded meeting of the people undertaking the project, Blizzard Entertainment was specifically called out for their restrictive TOS that prohibits account transfers under any circumstances. The general sentiment during that call was that such restrictive terms of service should not be enforceable and that laws should be updated to protect consumers from them. I have included a link to the meeting uploaded to YouTube. If you have time and are interested in this subject, the entire video is worth listening to, but you can jump to 32:02 to hear their comment on non-transferable license clauses, their call for updating laws to tackle their issue and then specifically calling out Blizzard Entertainment. I have included a quote from the YouTube video which people here might find interesting “This must be another of the great and brave decisions of the model laws. Non-negotiated standard terms should not take precedence over mandatory rules of inheritance law and the basic principle of passing on everything that belonged to the deceased. It is not the same thing to transfer a contractual relationship during life to a third party as is to surrogate an heir to it” Link to the European Law Institute project page: https://www.europeanlawinstitute.eu/projects-publications/current-projects/current-projects/eli-succession-of-digital-assets-data-and-other-digital-remains/ Link to the webinar where the project was discussed (jump to 32:02 for most relevant part): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=92HLkQRuY14 submitted by /u/Slawrfp [link] [comments]

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The EU is drafting model laws that can help make our game libraries inheritable /u/Slawrfp Steam on Reddit

The EU is drafting model laws that can help make our game libraries inheritable /u/Slawrfp Steam on Reddit

For anyone that cares about the inheritability of your game libraries and all other digital assets, there are potentially good news on the horizon. The European Law institute is currently undergoing a project to develop model laws for the EU that will guide how digital inheritance of your social media accounts, game libraries etc. are handled. The project has already started, the model laws are being drafted and it is scheduled to finish by October 2025.

What is more interesting for us is that during a recorded meeting of the people undertaking the project, Blizzard Entertainment was specifically called out for their restrictive TOS that prohibits account transfers under any circumstances. The general sentiment during that call was that such restrictive terms of service should not be enforceable and that laws should be updated to protect consumers from them.

I have included a link to the meeting uploaded to YouTube. If you have time and are interested in this subject, the entire video is worth listening to, but you can jump to 32:02 to hear their comment on non-transferable license clauses, their call for updating laws to tackle their issue and then specifically calling out Blizzard Entertainment. I have included a quote from the YouTube video which people here might find interesting

“This must be another of the great and brave decisions of the model laws. Non-negotiated standard terms should not take precedence over mandatory rules of inheritance law and the basic principle of passing on everything that belonged to the deceased. It is not the same thing to transfer a contractual relationship during life to a third party as is to surrogate an heir to it”

Link to the European Law Institute project page: https://www.europeanlawinstitute.eu/projects-publications/current-projects/current-projects/eli-succession-of-digital-assets-data-and-other-digital-remains/

Link to the webinar where the project was discussed (jump to 32:02 for most relevant part): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=92HLkQRuY14

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​r/Steam For anyone that cares about the inheritability of your game libraries and all other digital assets, there are potentially good news on the horizon. The European Law institute is currently undergoing a project to develop model laws for the EU that will guide how digital inheritance of your social media accounts, game libraries etc. are handled. The project has already started, the model laws are being drafted and it is scheduled to finish by October 2025. What is more interesting for us is that during a recorded meeting of the people undertaking the project, Blizzard Entertainment was specifically called out for their restrictive TOS that prohibits account transfers under any circumstances. The general sentiment during that call was that such restrictive terms of service should not be enforceable and that laws should be updated to protect consumers from them. I have included a link to the meeting uploaded to YouTube. If you have time and are interested in this subject, the entire video is worth listening to, but you can jump to 32:02 to hear their comment on non-transferable license clauses, their call for updating laws to tackle their issue and then specifically calling out Blizzard Entertainment. I have included a quote from the YouTube video which people here might find interesting “This must be another of the great and brave decisions of the model laws. Non-negotiated standard terms should not take precedence over mandatory rules of inheritance law and the basic principle of passing on everything that belonged to the deceased. It is not the same thing to transfer a contractual relationship during life to a third party as is to surrogate an heir to it” Link to the European Law Institute project page: https://www.europeanlawinstitute.eu/projects-publications/current-projects/current-projects/eli-succession-of-digital-assets-data-and-other-digital-remains/ Link to the webinar where the project was discussed (jump to 32:02 for most relevant part): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=92HLkQRuY14 submitted by /u/Slawrfp [link] [comments] 

For anyone that cares about the inheritability of your game libraries and all other digital assets, there are potentially good news on the horizon. The European Law institute is currently undergoing a project to develop model laws for the EU that will guide how digital inheritance of your social media accounts, game libraries etc. are handled. The project has already started, the model laws are being drafted and it is scheduled to finish by October 2025.

What is more interesting for us is that during a recorded meeting of the people undertaking the project, Blizzard Entertainment was specifically called out for their restrictive TOS that prohibits account transfers under any circumstances. The general sentiment during that call was that such restrictive terms of service should not be enforceable and that laws should be updated to protect consumers from them.

I have included a link to the meeting uploaded to YouTube. If you have time and are interested in this subject, the entire video is worth listening to, but you can jump to 32:02 to hear their comment on non-transferable license clauses, their call for updating laws to tackle their issue and then specifically calling out Blizzard Entertainment. I have included a quote from the YouTube video which people here might find interesting

“This must be another of the great and brave decisions of the model laws. Non-negotiated standard terms should not take precedence over mandatory rules of inheritance law and the basic principle of passing on everything that belonged to the deceased. It is not the same thing to transfer a contractual relationship during life to a third party as is to surrogate an heir to it”

Link to the European Law Institute project page: https://www.europeanlawinstitute.eu/projects-publications/current-projects/current-projects/eli-succession-of-digital-assets-data-and-other-digital-remains/

Link to the webinar where the project was discussed (jump to 32:02 for most relevant part): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=92HLkQRuY14

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[link] [comments]  For anyone that cares about the inheritability of your game libraries and all other digital assets, there are potentially good news on the horizon. The European Law institute is currently undergoing a project to develop model laws for the EU that will guide how digital inheritance of your social media accounts, game libraries etc. are handled. The project has already started, the model laws are being drafted and it is scheduled to finish by October 2025. What is more interesting for us is that during a recorded meeting of the people undertaking the project, Blizzard Entertainment was specifically called out for their restrictive TOS that prohibits account transfers under any circumstances. The general sentiment during that call was that such restrictive terms of service should not be enforceable and that laws should be updated to protect consumers from them. I have included a link to the meeting uploaded to YouTube. If you have time and are interested in this subject, the entire video is worth listening to, but you can jump to 32:02 to hear their comment on non-transferable license clauses, their call for updating laws to tackle their issue and then specifically calling out Blizzard Entertainment. I have included a quote from the YouTube video which people here might find interesting “This must be another of the great and brave decisions of the model laws. Non-negotiated standard terms should not take precedence over mandatory rules of inheritance law and the basic principle of passing on everything that belonged to the deceased. It is not the same thing to transfer a contractual relationship during life to a third party as is to surrogate an heir to it” Link to the European Law Institute project page: https://www.europeanlawinstitute.eu/projects-publications/current-projects/current-projects/eli-succession-of-digital-assets-data-and-other-digital-remains/ Link to the webinar where the project was discussed (jump to 32:02 for most relevant part): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=92HLkQRuY14 submitted by /u/Slawrfp [link] [comments]

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The EU is drafting model laws that can help make our game libraries inheritable /u/Slawrfp Steam on Reddit

The EU is drafting model laws that can help make our game libraries inheritable /u/Slawrfp Steam on Reddit

For anyone that cares about the inheritability of your game libraries and all other digital assets, there are potentially good news on the horizon. The European Law institute is currently undergoing a project to develop model laws for the EU that will guide how digital inheritance of your social media accounts, game libraries etc. are handled. The project has already started, the model laws are being drafted and it is scheduled to finish by October 2025.

What is more interesting for us is that during a recorded meeting of the people undertaking the project, Blizzard Entertainment was specifically called out for their restrictive TOS that prohibits account transfers under any circumstances. The general sentiment during that call was that such restrictive terms of service should not be enforceable and that laws should be updated to protect consumers from them.

I have included a link to the meeting uploaded to YouTube. If you have time and are interested in this subject, the entire video is worth listening to, but you can jump to 32:02 to hear their comment on non-transferable license clauses, their call for updating laws to tackle their issue and then specifically calling out Blizzard Entertainment. I have included a quote from the YouTube video which people here might find interesting

“This must be another of the great and brave decisions of the model laws. Non-negotiated standard terms should not take precedence over mandatory rules of inheritance law and the basic principle of passing on everything that belonged to the deceased. It is not the same thing to transfer a contractual relationship during life to a third party as is to surrogate an heir to it”

Link to the European Law Institute project page: https://www.europeanlawinstitute.eu/projects-publications/current-projects/current-projects/eli-succession-of-digital-assets-data-and-other-digital-remains/

Link to the webinar where the project was discussed (jump to 32:02 for most relevant part): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=92HLkQRuY14

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​r/Steam For anyone that cares about the inheritability of your game libraries and all other digital assets, there are potentially good news on the horizon. The European Law institute is currently undergoing a project to develop model laws for the EU that will guide how digital inheritance of your social media accounts, game libraries etc. are handled. The project has already started, the model laws are being drafted and it is scheduled to finish by October 2025. What is more interesting for us is that during a recorded meeting of the people undertaking the project, Blizzard Entertainment was specifically called out for their restrictive TOS that prohibits account transfers under any circumstances. The general sentiment during that call was that such restrictive terms of service should not be enforceable and that laws should be updated to protect consumers from them. I have included a link to the meeting uploaded to YouTube. If you have time and are interested in this subject, the entire video is worth listening to, but you can jump to 32:02 to hear their comment on non-transferable license clauses, their call for updating laws to tackle their issue and then specifically calling out Blizzard Entertainment. I have included a quote from the YouTube video which people here might find interesting “This must be another of the great and brave decisions of the model laws. Non-negotiated standard terms should not take precedence over mandatory rules of inheritance law and the basic principle of passing on everything that belonged to the deceased. It is not the same thing to transfer a contractual relationship during life to a third party as is to surrogate an heir to it” Link to the European Law Institute project page: https://www.europeanlawinstitute.eu/projects-publications/current-projects/current-projects/eli-succession-of-digital-assets-data-and-other-digital-remains/ Link to the webinar where the project was discussed (jump to 32:02 for most relevant part): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=92HLkQRuY14 submitted by /u/Slawrfp [link] [comments] 

For anyone that cares about the inheritability of your game libraries and all other digital assets, there are potentially good news on the horizon. The European Law institute is currently undergoing a project to develop model laws for the EU that will guide how digital inheritance of your social media accounts, game libraries etc. are handled. The project has already started, the model laws are being drafted and it is scheduled to finish by October 2025.

What is more interesting for us is that during a recorded meeting of the people undertaking the project, Blizzard Entertainment was specifically called out for their restrictive TOS that prohibits account transfers under any circumstances. The general sentiment during that call was that such restrictive terms of service should not be enforceable and that laws should be updated to protect consumers from them.

I have included a link to the meeting uploaded to YouTube. If you have time and are interested in this subject, the entire video is worth listening to, but you can jump to 32:02 to hear their comment on non-transferable license clauses, their call for updating laws to tackle their issue and then specifically calling out Blizzard Entertainment. I have included a quote from the YouTube video which people here might find interesting

“This must be another of the great and brave decisions of the model laws. Non-negotiated standard terms should not take precedence over mandatory rules of inheritance law and the basic principle of passing on everything that belonged to the deceased. It is not the same thing to transfer a contractual relationship during life to a third party as is to surrogate an heir to it”

Link to the European Law Institute project page: https://www.europeanlawinstitute.eu/projects-publications/current-projects/current-projects/eli-succession-of-digital-assets-data-and-other-digital-remains/

Link to the webinar where the project was discussed (jump to 32:02 for most relevant part): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=92HLkQRuY14

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[link] [comments]  For anyone that cares about the inheritability of your game libraries and all other digital assets, there are potentially good news on the horizon. The European Law institute is currently undergoing a project to develop model laws for the EU that will guide how digital inheritance of your social media accounts, game libraries etc. are handled. The project has already started, the model laws are being drafted and it is scheduled to finish by October 2025. What is more interesting for us is that during a recorded meeting of the people undertaking the project, Blizzard Entertainment was specifically called out for their restrictive TOS that prohibits account transfers under any circumstances. The general sentiment during that call was that such restrictive terms of service should not be enforceable and that laws should be updated to protect consumers from them. I have included a link to the meeting uploaded to YouTube. If you have time and are interested in this subject, the entire video is worth listening to, but you can jump to 32:02 to hear their comment on non-transferable license clauses, their call for updating laws to tackle their issue and then specifically calling out Blizzard Entertainment. I have included a quote from the YouTube video which people here might find interesting “This must be another of the great and brave decisions of the model laws. Non-negotiated standard terms should not take precedence over mandatory rules of inheritance law and the basic principle of passing on everything that belonged to the deceased. It is not the same thing to transfer a contractual relationship during life to a third party as is to surrogate an heir to it” Link to the European Law Institute project page: https://www.europeanlawinstitute.eu/projects-publications/current-projects/current-projects/eli-succession-of-digital-assets-data-and-other-digital-remains/ Link to the webinar where the project was discussed (jump to 32:02 for most relevant part): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=92HLkQRuY14 submitted by /u/Slawrfp [link] [comments]

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