SH5 sales

Harmsway! · 07-22-10, 03:10 PM

There are used copies of SH5 on Ebay and Amazon. I don't understand this. Doesn't DRM prevent these from ever being operable? If so, shouldn't these distributors protect buyers from these sales?

John Channing · 07-22-10, 05:38 PM

Caveat Emptor...

Navarre · 07-22-10, 06:00 PM

Here in Germany, possibly in other countries as well, Ubisoft's resale restrictions is contrary against applicable commercial law. A purchased software on a disk can here not be exclude from resale, only software purchased as download.

Most resellers of Ubisoft games have create a dummy account at Ubisoft and sell the login data with the games. Ubisoft knows that they could get legal problems if they go against it, so they do nothing. If someone bought a second hand SH5 and not get also the account data or the key is already in use, they can acquire a new key at Ubisoft Germany for 10€

Harmsway! · 07-22-10, 07:41 PM

Hmm, that's interesting. Thanks

Arclight · 07-22-10, 07:44 PM

Considering software can not be excluded from resale, I imagine 2nd-hand owners could request a new key for free, and sue Ubi if they refuse.

07-22-10, 09:02 PM

buyer beware

just because there are ways it can be done correctly, they very well could just be ripping people off so it may not be worth the risk

thyro · 07-22-10, 09:21 PM

actually I saw a SH5 2nd hand box being sold in a games retail shop for few pounds in UK.

If it wasn't the fact of DRM and my unstable boradband connection I would have had a go coz it was cheap.

but is true... 2nd hand SH5 are on the market not just on the web but on the game shops. Cheers

07-22-10, 03:10 PM	#1
Harmsway! XO Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 400 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	SH5 sales There are used copies of SH5 on Ebay and Amazon. I don't understand this. Doesn't DRM prevent these from ever being operable? If so, shouldn't these distributors protect buyers from these sales?

07-22-10, 07:44 PM	#5
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Considering software can not be excluded from resale, I imagine 2nd-hand owners could request a new key for free, and sue Ubi if they refuse. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

07-22-10, 09:21 PM	#7
thyro Commander Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: on a rock surrounded by water, that people call it UK Posts: 473 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	actually I saw a SH5 2nd hand box being sold in a games retail shop for few pounds in UK. If it wasn't the fact of DRM and my unstable boradband connection I would have had a go coz it was cheap. but is true... 2nd hand SH5 are on the market not just on the web but on the game shops. Cheers __________________ "The good news is that you’re never, ever more than 6 miles from land. The bad news is, the land is straight down!"

07-22-10, 05:38 PM	#2
John Channing Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 1998 Posts: 1,846 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 5	Caveat Emptor...

07-22-10, 06:00 PM	#3
Navarre Helmsman Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Europe Posts: 101 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Here in Germany, possibly in other countries as well, Ubisoft's resale restrictions is contrary against applicable commercial law. A purchased software on a disk can here not be exclude from resale, only software purchased as download. Most resellers of Ubisoft games have create a dummy account at Ubisoft and sell the login data with the games. Ubisoft knows that they could get legal problems if they go against it, so they do nothing. If someone bought a second hand SH5 and not get also the account data or the key is already in use, they can acquire a new key at Ubisoft Germany for 10€

07-22-10, 07:41 PM	#4
Harmsway! XO Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 400 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	Hmm, that's interesting. Thanks

07-22-10, 09:02 PM	#6
Webster Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	buyer beware just because there are ways it can be done correctly, they very well could just be ripping people off so it may not be worth the risk