The EULA isn’t null and void, but it’s pretty meaningless. Not because you can’t reasonably be expected to copy that link into a browser to read it, but because there’s no indication that you should or even must do that.
The EULA contains no terms, it doesn’t contain any wording saying what you can or can’t do. It doesn’t say what your rights are. It just contains something that looks like a URL. So, you’re still bound by the terms of the EULA (as much as you’re bound by any EULA) but the EULA doesn’t permit or forbid anything. It’s effectively the same as if it were blank.
Sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
You can not, in fact, copy that link - I had to type it manually. It’s relatively short and human-readable, but still…
Devil’s advocate: I wouldn’t accuse Sony (or friends) of intentionally making the text unselectable, that’s on the Steam client.
unrelatedkeg@lemmy.sdf.org 1 month ago
Still, Steam probably has some clause in their developer agreement where they say that’s not on them.
Sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Yeah, I don’t blame Steam, I don’t expect them to foresee publishers specifying EULAs as “idk google it m8”.
… actually, no, I do blame Steam, what reason is there to prevent copying EULAs? Are they protected by copyright too now?
Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 1 month ago
More just indicative of the hostile posture of corporations
IceFoxX@lemm.ee 1 month ago
However, the companies quite legitimately use the legal means available to them and what is possible is also done. From this point of view, the blame should rather be placed on the legal situation and politics, as these are what make this legally possible in the first place.
Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
If the agreement to play a game needs a whole website, then I say the problem is 100% on the game developer.
Sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
I’d say it’s 95% on the publisher, with a large error margin on how shady the intentions of the actual developers are - HD2 is unlikely to be one of those cases.