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[–] twinnie@feddit.uk 17 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Aren’t they only being asked to open source the servers at the end of a a game’s life?

[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 16 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Yep, but not necessarily even that much. Releasing the server software as a compiled binary would fit the bill as well.

[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 59 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

How I read this: 'This legislation would make putting lead sweetener in wine very difficult'

[–] LongLive@lemmy.world 6 points 4 hours ago

How tasty is lead sweetener and how fast does lead poisoning onset? I might have a last meal request.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 49 points 9 hours ago

"Private servers are not always a viable alternative option for players as the protections we put in place to secure players’ data, remove illegal content, and combat unsafe community content would not exist and would leave rights holders liable,"

This is obviously true since publishers of games with private servers are constantly being sued for those things. Like continuously sued all the time, never ending torrent of lawsuits!

I'm amazed that all the companies that still put out games that can be played on private servers are able to afford the legal costs!

[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 13 points 8 hours ago

So you're saying there are no cons...?

[–] TheGreenWizard@lemmy.zip 12 points 8 hours ago
[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 21 points 9 hours ago
[–] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 9 hours ago