• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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    9 hours ago

    that’s exactly how it works right now

    Right, I’m explaining how Stop Killing Games would change things if adopted.

    Public servers will either sell micro transactions themselves

    That can certainly be restricted, since they’re profiting off someone else’s IP. Selling hosting is one thing, reselling assets in the game is another thing entirely and AFAIK would be a violation of copyright’s fair use provisions.

    If they’re no longer profiting from a game, surely releasing access to gated content isn’t an issue any more? It’s not like they are losing anything. So I think unlocking cosmetics for everyone would be fine, but it’s up to them. If they want to preserve the restriction, they can find a way that doesn’t reauire ongoing costs, such as the ones I mentioned.