▲ 72 ▼ Valve sued by The Performing Right Society for allegedly using its members' musical works "without permission" (www.gamesindustry.biz) submitted 8 months ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca 24 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 37 points 8 months ago (3 children) Which... Is kinda fuckin bullshit? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] HeartyOfGlass@piefed.social 23 points 8 months ago (2 children) Kinda really bullshit. This case states it's not enough to get permission from the publisher. Now every digital store would need to get licenses for the assets of the content they're selling, on top of a license for the final product. Absurd. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] festus@lemmy.ca 13 points 8 months ago (1 child) And then they can sue the hosting company Valve uses for distributing the assets without a license, and the ISPs that transmit the assets without a license, and the speaker manufacturers for playing the assets without a license, and ... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] RamRabbit@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago* Don't you dare hum a tune from you favorite game in public! That's theft! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeartyOfGlass@piefed.social 23 points 8 months ago (2 children) Kinda really bullshit. This case states it's not enough to get permission from the publisher. Now every digital store would need to get licenses for the assets of the content they're selling, on top of a license for the final product. Absurd. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] festus@lemmy.ca 13 points 8 months ago (1 child) And then they can sue the hosting company Valve uses for distributing the assets without a license, and the ISPs that transmit the assets without a license, and the speaker manufacturers for playing the assets without a license, and ... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] RamRabbit@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago* Don't you dare hum a tune from you favorite game in public! That's theft! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] festus@lemmy.ca 13 points 8 months ago (1 child) And then they can sue the hosting company Valve uses for distributing the assets without a license, and the ISPs that transmit the assets without a license, and the speaker manufacturers for playing the assets without a license, and ... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] RamRabbit@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago* Don't you dare hum a tune from you favorite game in public! That's theft! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RamRabbit@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago* Don't you dare hum a tune from you favorite game in public! That's theft! permalink fedilink source parent