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		Freak_NL on Sept 20, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: French high court rules that Steam can’t ban users... At the moment, no, because a ruling in the Court of Justice of the European Union this September concluded that the resale of e-books is illegal. Interesting to see how these two rulings will affect the notion of reselling digital items. https://www.trouw.nl/binnenland/doorverkoop-tweedehands-e-bo... (in Dutch)

jandrese on Sept 20, 2019 | [–]

It sounds to me like this is going to be a mess of competing lower court opinions until a high court somewhere comes down on one side or the other.

bobcostas55 on Sept 20, 2019 | [–]

What's the difference between the two cases?

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