Steam's License agreement now looks a lot more controlling

[Wesley]

When my client updated recently there was a new license agreement to subscribe to. I'm not a fan of skipping through these because there's always some manner in which you have to tie your hands behind your back and willingly gag yourself if you're not happy with the game or service you're subscribing to. And while I've never seen Valve as a company eager to look out for its own interests first (its always professed to be about making games for gamers to enjoy), the new agreement shows that for some reason the company is trying to protect itself.

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[Zoop]

I read about it a few days ago. On the one hand, I don't really mind all that much, but on the other hand, when EA did the same thing last year I was jumping around like an agitated monkey.

Eh, I blame it on me looking for reasons to crap on EA last year.

[Wesley]

I don't like it myself but I have little choice if I want to continue using the platform. This gives Valve free license to screw people over and if they don't like it, they have to get things fixed on their own in the small claims court. This saves money for Valve because they don't pay for legal representation, but it does give them a better chance of winning things and stopping the customer from appealing again.