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Illioe
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Posted - 2009.01.17 15:57:00 -
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 Originally by: Ahunna
but, if i remember right, in the U.S. a few judges have ruled that software EULA, are not legally binding, it might different for mmo as you have to connect to their servers to play the game, read the EULA on some for your PC games, you'll find, its basically says you paid $50 for a game but they the company can stop letting you play anytime we feel like it
It also matters since you can't actually play the game without connecting to CCP's servers. Even if the EULA doesn't apply, that won't get you anywhere because CCP does not have any legal obligation to provide the service. The caveat to this is that if CCP decided to shut down EVE without refunding remaining subscription time, the right court may order them to do that, but no more.
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Incendi
Gracious Bodily Harm
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Posted - 2009.01.17 16:08:00 -
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It gives you the right to get drunk and lose everything you spent 6 months to accumulate, in one stupid engagement.
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Bintalla
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Posted - 2009.01.17 16:21:00 -
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Simply put the the $15 dollars a month technically is for having an account and keeping it active beyond the Trial period.
Your characters information is stored in their servers database and you are paying for the little bit of storage your character and all it's items earned in game hold.
So while people can try to get nit picky and legal over what rights you have that is basically what you are getting.
Break their EULA/TOS and they can deny you the ability to access that storage area.
THey could if they wanted to delete and reuse the space your character holds when your $15 a month rent on it is not paid but majority of online games do not do this although they state that they may after a set period of time but i have yet seen one that does and the time period is usually stated in the TOS.
So in the interest of banning and non-payment the only thing that is truly denied access to the server is your account on which the characters reside.
You the real person on the otherhand are still not banned and since your character has no rights at all you can't say your rights have been violated.
I see all the people that throw up laws from all different countries and what not but they fail to realize that those rights apply to the real person and in no way shape or form apply to the account/characters that reside in the game and that is what truly gets blocked.
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Joe Pesci
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Posted - 2009.01.17 16:22:00 -
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$15 gives you 30 days of character training time and access to the server should it be up and working over the same period. |
Grarr Dexx
Amarr
Insidious Existence
RAZOR Alliance
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Posted - 2009.01.17 16:49:00 -
[35]
Originally by: Joe Pesci
$15 gives you 30 days of character training time and access to the server should it be up and working over the same period.
Stealth downtime whine? |
CHAOS100
Black Plague.
Kraftwerk.
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Posted - 2009.01.17 18:56:00 -
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All EULAs mention that you own no right to the game and do not have the right to crack it/reverse engineer it/etc. It also usually mentions that they can revoke your right at any time and hold no responsibility to keep the online servers online.
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CCP does not guarantee that it will continue to offer access to the System or support the Game. CCP may, in its sole discretion, cease to provide any or all of the services offered in connection with EVE (including access to the System and any or all features or components of the Game), terminate the EULA, close all Accounts and cancel all of the rights granted to you under the EULA. CCP may communicate such termination to you upon 30 days notice in any of the following manners: (i) when you log into your Account; (ii) in a notice on CCP's website; (iii) via electronic mail; or (iv) in another manner that CCP deems suitable to inform you of the termination. If CCP terminates the EULA pursuant to this section, you will not receive a refund of prepaid subscription fees.
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i. Suspension of Account
Without limiting CCP's rights or remedies, CCP may immediately, and without notice, discontinue or suspend access to the System through your Account, and any and all other Accounts that share the name, phone number, e-mail address, internet protocol address or credit card number with the discontinued or suspended Account, in the event of (i) a breach of the EULA (including the Rules of Conduct) by you or any user under your Account; or (ii) unauthorized access to the System or use of the Game by you or any user under your Account.
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While CCP attempts to have the System available at most times, CCP does not guarantee that the System will always be available, or that the System will not become unavailable during Game play. The System may become unavailable for a number of reasons, including without limitation during the performance of maintenance to the System, for the implementation of new software, for emergency situations and due to equipment or telecommunications failures.
You don't have rights to jack.
In a RL case, a university in my city right now has its workers on strike. All classes are canceled, and has been on strike since november and continues now, so that means they have lost their entire academic year. So all 60,000 students have paid several thousand dollars for tuition for the year that they were supposed to get, and they wont be getting it back.
Most organizations and businesses don't have to do anything for you unless it is specifically stated in the contract. |
Ezael Whiteshadow
Caldari
Divine Anarchy
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Posted - 2009.01.17 19:05:00 -
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A banana, a pony and a trumpet. |
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