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Comment on Subnautica 2's EULA is causing a bit of a ruckus, but Unknown Worlds say they're "looking into" the current terms

Carnelian@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

Does playing the game give them permission to kill your wife, similar to what happens if you make a Disney+ account?

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sem@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

For example, the EULA says you’re not allowed to “use IP proxying or other methods to disguise the location of your use or Device,” meaning you can’t use a VPN while playing the game. This will surely be worrying for the digitally cautious out there, though given that this is an online game where access to it can presumably be revoked based on your IP address, I imagine this is why that rule is in place. You also can’t “engage in any acts prohibited by applicable laws or generally unacceptable by social norms,” but whose norms are we talking about?

There’s also a section that goes into ownership, explaining the usual thing of how you don’t actually own the game or anything in it, but it also notes that if you make anything based on the game, or even modify it in some way, the game’s publisher Krafton will own it. This could presumably include fan works like art and the like. Gross, obviously, but also quite a common thing to find in these sorts of agreements, and one I’m not so sure we’ll see changed.

Perhaps the most eyebrow raising point is that “arbitration on an individual basis means that you will not have, and you hereby waive, the right for a judge or jury to decide your claims.” The whole thing is coated in legalese, a language I am not fluent in, but it seems like this one might just be a bit of a scare tactic.

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