inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agoValve sued by The Performing Right Society for allegedly using its members' musical works "without permission"www.gamesindustry.bizexternal-linkmessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up177arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up175arrow-down1external-linkValve sued by The Performing Right Society for allegedly using its members' musical works "without permission"www.gamesindustry.bizinclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square29linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareinsufferableninja@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31arrow-down3·2 months agoThis would be like suing Walmart because people watch pirated content on TVs they buy from Walmart
minus-squareRamRabbit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoWe aren’t even talking about pirated content. The game devs paid the licenses for the music in their game. They want to double dip and have Valve pay, too. I really hope these leaches will have to pay all of Valve’s legal expenses for this shit.
minus-squareinsufferableninja@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoWell dang. I misunderstood, and thought the devs hadn’t paid the music licensing. That makes this thing even more unreasonable, legally
This would be like suing Walmart because people watch pirated content on TVs they buy from Walmart
We aren’t even talking about pirated content. The game devs paid the licenses for the music in their game. They want to double dip and have Valve pay, too.
I really hope these leaches will have to pay all of Valve’s legal expenses for this shit.
Well dang. I misunderstood, and thought the devs hadn’t paid the music licensing. That makes this thing even more unreasonable, legally