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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 |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/ |access-date=9 Apr 2026 |work=Que Choisir |pages=1}}</ref></blockquote> | <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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'''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 | '''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> | ||
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