Buying digital content has never been easier. Between Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo and more, your favorite game, song, or movie is just a click (and charge) away.

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But now Ubisoft's plans to end support for a multitude of games has called it's entire ownership structure into question, and that of its platform partner Steam. Everything may not be as bad as initially feared, but it may just be a pause in what is becoming an increasingly fraught environment.

Requiescat in pace, DLC...in Virtual Legality.

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#ubisoft #steam #ownership

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction/Game and DLC Removal

08:21 Steam's Terms of Service

21:41 The Ubisoft Terms

25:41 Conclusion (Thanks, Nord!)

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Discussed in this episode:

ARTICLES

https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisoft-to-pull-online-from-older-games-which-also-takes-away-your-dlc/

https://www.eurogamer.net/new-assassins-creed-brotherhood-dlc

https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisofts-online-decommissioning-may-render-three-games-unplayable-for-people-who-bought-them/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow

STEAM TERMS

https://store.steampowered.com/subscriber_agreement/

https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/store/retire_app

https://store.steampowered.com/eula/260210_eula_0

UBISOFT TERMS

https://www.ubisoft.com/en-gb/help/gameplay/article/decommissioning-of-online-services-september-2022/000102396?utm_source=narrativ

https://legal.ubi.com/termsofuse/en-US

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"Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law).

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DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN COUNSEL.

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