Stop Killing Games April Updates

[Ross Scott]

Many updates on the Stop Killing Games campaign!  I wasn't able to discuss a lot of this until just recently, so here's everything that's been happening on my end.  I think our main chance for the European Citizens' Initiative at this point is for non-English sponsored messages, contact me if you're interested in helping with it or if your channel qualifies!

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[Rarefoil]

Man... when I say I'll do something and not do it, its whatever, I recognize that I didn't screw things up massively, I'm just one guy. Even though I didn't follow through on reporting the Crew to the FCC or the DGCCRF with the copy I bought even though I said I would, I recognize I wasn't gonna effect the FCC's silence on this nor make the DGCCRF act a single day faster. I still feel a tad guilty about it, and I still might one day do it for whatever reason, but I was just a single drop that wasn't missed.

 

But when a massive corporation says they'll do something and then not do it... that is so so SO much worse and frustrating. It almost makes whatever sympathizes they have for the campaign meaningless. You had so much power to actually do something about this thing you claim to care about, and yet you chose not to. Are you actually on our side? Or are you just calling up anyone with a pulse? Can't ignore the possibility.

 

Is there a way I can send a formal compliant to GOG or Heineken? Even with all I've said, I'll still take their word for it that they care, but I really want to say to them how disappointed I am in their actions. I am far more likely to be cordial and polite to them then any mail I send to a politician asking them to do something.

 

Anyway, I'm surprised that you didn't mention the update on the two guys from California's lawsuit against Ubisoft and Ubisoft's response. I guess it would just be relaying the news, but it still feels odd not to mention it and give your thoughts.

[Ross Scott]

I'm honestly not sure what happened internally with GOG.  There's obviously a level of communication breakdown, but I really don't know beyond that.  I don't think the intent was to string us along, but it also could have been handled better.

 

As for Heineken, it's more like we were an insect getting a free ride on their already-planned campaign that shifted no doubt for reasons completely unrelated to us.  The time from them offering to the cancellation was only about 1-2 months anyway, so there was probably a lot changing.

 

As for the CA lawsuit, I didn't really have any new thoughts on it since when I made the video on it.  I'm not surprised at all Ubisoft saying you don't own anything, their EULA says as much.  In the USA, that takes precedence since you don't have the same consumer rights as other countries, hence why we've been focused elsewhere.  It's like I said in the earlier video, they might win on the 1/1/2099 thing, but that would just be a one-time win and wouldn't stop future games being destroyed.  I think you have a better chance of getting hit by lightning than the courts determining the practice itself is unlawful in the US.