Ubisoft Masterserver down? (merged)

[Bilge_Rat]

Originally Posted by RSColonel_131st

Is that really so? Do big multi-national companies have the right to sell products in a way that inhibits basic customer rights (like resale of goods)?

We know that this is a very grey legal area here, the EULA counts for nought. By the time you see it, Retailers will not accept returns of the software, which is the whole point of the EULA.

The main problem is that EU law, unlike US Law, is not well tailored to class-action type lawsuits. Because I firmly believe UBI would lose and at least have to permit resale of OSP games if they were challenged in court.

But that's all besides the question anway. The question really is: Do we want to let them get away with "selling whatever they want" or do we show them some border of acceptable behaviour by voting with our wallets?

Of course they do, you do not own software, you are granted a limited license to use software which belongs to Ubisoft. They can subject the license to any restrictions they which. You agree to those restrictions when you agree to the EULA prior to installation. Your only right as a consumer is to say you will not buy the game under those conditions.