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===L'UFC-Que Choisir (France) Lawsuit=== | ===L'UFC-Que Choisir (France) Lawsuit=== | ||
L'UFC-Que Choisir ('''Union Fédérale des Consommateurs''') is a French consumer rights organization with a history of action against Twitter<ref>{{Cite web |author=BEUC The EUropean Consumer Organization |date=2018-08-08 |title=UFC-Que Choisir gets hundreds of terms removed from Twitter's policy |url=https://www.beuc.eu/beuc-network/member-news/ufc-que-choisir-gets-hundreds-terms-removed-twitters-policy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016200708/https://www.beuc.eu/beuc-network/member-news/ufc-que-choisir-gets-hundreds-terms-removed-twitters-policy |archive-date=16 Oct 2019 |access-date=2026-04-09 |website=BEUC The EUropean Consumer Organization}}</ref> (now [[X Corp]]) and [[Google]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lebeau-Marianna |first=Denise |last2=Balducci |first2=Alexandre |date=23 June 2020 |title=Google LLC loses appeal against French Data Protection Authority decision before France highest administrative Court. |url=https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=b4a20fa8-8c06-4e9e-adaf-e5ba6b621464 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028131634/https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=b4a20fa8-8c06-4e9e-adaf-e5ba6b621464 |archive-date=28 Oct 2022 |access-date=9 April 2026 |website=Lexology}}</ref> On March 31st, 2026, they filed a lawsuit in the Tribunal Court of Créteil, a major civil court in France, against Ubisoft for their termination of ''The Crew''. They claim that: | |||
<blockquote>Cette décision unilatérale [la termination de ''The Crew''] a rendu le jeu totalement inutilisable, privant les consommateurs de tout usage d’un jeu qu’ils avaient pourtant acheté, sans jamais avoir été informés d’une quelconque « date de péremption '''».'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite news | | <blockquote>Cette décision unilatérale [la termination de ''The Crew''] a rendu le jeu totalement inutilisable, privant les consommateurs de tout usage d’un jeu qu’ils avaient pourtant acheté, sans jamais avoir été informés d’une quelconque « date de péremption '''».'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |author=L'UFC-Que Choisir |date=31 Mar 2026 |title=L’UFC-Que Choisir assigne Ubisoft en justice suite à la fermeture du jeu The Crew |url=https://www.quechoisir.org/action-ufc-que-choisir-jeux-video-l-ufc-que-choisir-assigne-ubisoft-en-justice-suite-a-la-fermeture-du-jeu-the-crew-n175318/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260331172205/https://www.quechoisir.org/action-ufc-que-choisir-jeux-video-l-ufc-que-choisir-assigne-ubisoft-en-justice-suite-a-la-fermeture-du-jeu-the-crew-n175318/ |archive-date=31 Mar 2026 |access-date=9 Apr 2026 |work=Que Choisir |pages=1}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
'''(translated)''' | '''(translated)''' | ||
<blockquote>This unilateral decision [to cancel ''The Crew''] rendered the game totally unusable, depriving consumers of all usage of a game which they had at one point purchased, without ever having given notice of any "date of expiration".</blockquote>The lawsuit acknowledges that users signed license agreements with publishers giving them the right to revoke game access at their discretion, but argues that such terms and conditions—allowing for the revocation of access to games after purchase—are "abusive" and "trompeuse" (abusive and deceptive) and presented in misleading fashion.<ref name=":0" /> It further argues that publishers should not have the right to: (1) deny users' '''right of ownership''' to purchased games; (2) revoke access to a game without guarantees of continued alternative means of access; (3) make any games contingent upon online services interruptible by publishers at any time; (4) prevent refund of monies credited (purchased?) by users to their Ubisoft electronic wallets.<ref name=":0" /> | <blockquote>This unilateral decision [to cancel ''The Crew''] rendered the game totally unusable, depriving consumers of all usage of a game which they had at one point purchased, without ever having given notice of any "date of expiration".</blockquote>The lawsuit acknowledges that users signed license agreements with publishers giving them the right to revoke game access at their discretion, but argues that such terms and conditions—allowing for the revocation of access to games after purchase—are "abusive" and "trompeuse" (abusive and deceptive) and presented in misleading fashion.<ref name=":0" /> It further argues that publishers should not have the right to: (1) deny users' '''right of ownership''' to purchased games; (2) revoke access to a game without guarantees of continued alternative means of access; (3) make any games contingent upon online services interruptible by publishers at any time; (4) prevent refund of monies credited (purchased?) by users to their Ubisoft electronic wallets.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
L'UFC-Que Choisir notes that it was inspired to pursue its lawsuit by the [[Stop Killing Games]] movement.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Trouvé |first=Pierre |date=March 31, 2026 |title=L’UFC-Que choisir poursuit en justice l’éditeur de jeux vidéo Ubisoft |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2026/03/31/ufc-que-choisir-poursuit-en-justice-l-editeur-de-jeux-video-ubisoft_6675623_4408996.html |access-date=April 9, 2026 |work=Le Monde |location=France |pages=1}}</ref><!-- I will search for a copy of the actual legal filing. --> | L'UFC-Que Choisir notes that it was inspired to pursue its lawsuit by the [[Stop Killing Games]] movement.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Trouvé |first=Pierre |date=March 31, 2026 |title=L’UFC-Que choisir poursuit en justice l’éditeur de jeux vidéo Ubisoft |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2026/03/31/ufc-que-choisir-poursuit-en-justice-l-editeur-de-jeux-video-ubisoft_6675623_4408996.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.org/details/l-ufc-que-choisir-poursuit-en-justice-lediteur-de-jeux-video-ubisoft-files |archive-date=20 May 2026 |access-date=April 9, 2026 |work=Le Monde |location=France |pages=1}}</ref><!-- I will search for a copy of the actual legal filing. --> | ||
===GDPR Complaint=== | ===GDPR Complaint=== | ||
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{{Main|Rocksmith}} | {{Main|Rocksmith}} | ||
Rocksmith is a Ubisoft video game that got delisted from every storefront to switch to Rocksmith+, a subscription based game. | Rocksmith is a Ubisoft video game that got delisted from every storefront to switch to Rocksmith+, a subscription based game. | ||
===DMCA takedown of the Slopsmith Rocksmith tool=== | |||
{{Main|Ubisoft DMCA takedown of Slopsmith}} | |||
In June 2026, Ubisoft filed a DMCA takedown notice with [[GitHub]] against Slopsmith, an open-source tool that reads and decrypts the encrypted song and note-chart files of [[Rocksmith|Rocksmith 2014]]. GitHub processed the notice against the entire network of 131 repositories, including the copies made by users who had forked the project.<ref name="slopsmith-dmca">{{Cite web |title=Ubisoft DMCA takedown notice (Rocksmith 2014 / Slopsmith) |url=https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2026/06/2026-06-15-ubisoft.md |website=github/dmca |publisher=GitHub |date=2026-06-15 |access-date=2026-06-16}}</ref> | |||
===Demand to destroy games in your possession=== | ===Demand to destroy games in your possession=== | ||
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The EULA is effective from the earlier of the date You purchase, download or use the Product, until terminated according to its terms. You and UBISOFT (or its licensor) may terminate this EULA, at any time, for any reason. Termination by UBISOFT will be effective upon (a) notice to You or (b) termination of Your UBISOFT Account (if any) or (c) at the time of UBISOFT’s decision to discontinue offering and/or supporting the Product. This EULA will terminate automatically if You fail to comply with any of the terms and conditions of this EULA. Upon termination for any reason, You must immediately uninstall the Product and destroy all copies of the Product in Your possession.</blockquote> | The EULA is effective from the earlier of the date You purchase, download or use the Product, until terminated according to its terms. You and UBISOFT (or its licensor) may terminate this EULA, at any time, for any reason. Termination by UBISOFT will be effective upon (a) notice to You or (b) termination of Your UBISOFT Account (if any) or (c) at the time of UBISOFT’s decision to discontinue offering and/or supporting the Product. This EULA will terminate automatically if You fail to comply with any of the terms and conditions of this EULA. Upon termination for any reason, You must immediately uninstall the Product and destroy all copies of the Product in Your possession.</blockquote> | ||
===Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora update disables co-op collectibles=== | ===Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora update disables co-op collectibles=== | ||
Ubisoft’s ''Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora'' received [https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/avatar/frontiers-of-pandora/news-updates/3B5RUx6tlhpwrFy0b4tbkp/avatar-frontiers-of-pandora-title-update-14 Title Update 1.4] on April 14, 2025. After this update, guest players in co-op can no longer collect Tarsyu Saplings—used to gain skill points—and Bellsprigs—which permanently increase maximum health—causing guests to fall behind the host; this was not the case at release. As a result, the guest cannot increase skills or health during co-op and must collect these items separately in single-player, which materially impedes co-op progression. The official 1.4 patch notes do not document this change. Ubisoft’s stated rationale was [https://steamcommunity.com/app/2840770/discussions/1/599650563430306335/ “to prevent exploits and save-game conflicts, the game ‘disables’ open-world activities for the guest, including Bellsprigs and Tarsyu Saplings.”] | Ubisoft’s ''Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora'' received [https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/avatar/frontiers-of-pandora/news-updates/3B5RUx6tlhpwrFy0b4tbkp/avatar-frontiers-of-pandora-title-update-14 Title Update 1.4] on April 14, 2025. After this update, guest players in co-op can no longer collect Tarsyu Saplings—used to gain skill points—and Bellsprigs—which permanently increase maximum health—causing guests to fall behind the host; this was not the case at release. As a result, the guest cannot increase skills or health during co-op and must collect these items separately in single-player, which materially impedes co-op progression. The official 1.4 patch notes do not document this change. Ubisoft’s stated rationale was [https://steamcommunity.com/app/2840770/discussions/1/599650563430306335/ “to prevent exploits and save-game conflicts, the game ‘disables’ open-world activities for the guest, including Bellsprigs and Tarsyu Saplings.”] | ||
===Ubisoft Connect=== | |||
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'''Scott Pilgrim VS the World''', a video game published by [[Ubisoft]], has a form of [[digital rights management]] in it, which requires people to sign up for a Ubisoft account and use Ubisoft Connect to play.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Finally, I can Play this without Buy It on ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Store |url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/2215260/discussions/0/3722819643270041121/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260520202615/https://steamcommunity.com/app/2215260/discussions/0/3722819643270041121/ |archive-date=20 May 2026 |access-date=12 May 2026}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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