There’s plenty of media with the same level of restrictions. The difference is that Steam is putting those restrictions in a convenient bulleted list right at the point of purchase - everywhere else, you’re expected to play ball and find out as you go along.
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shads@lemy.lol 5 days ago
Imagine any other media content where you had these sorts of restrictions placed on you.
You may only watch this movie in a theatre with armed guards walking the aisles to ensure you don’t record it on your phone. You must also endure a studio driven survey before you may enter. Approved snacks are posted on the list below, you must eat at least 4 items from this list. If you are unhappy with any of the terms you may only address them through arbitration, no class actions allowed!
This is why piracy is a service delivery issue.
Romkslrqusz@lemmy.zip 5 days ago
massive_bereavement@fedia.io 5 days ago
You're missing the part where you give them all your contact details and they install some "metric gathering system" a.k.a. spyware in your device.