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• auzy1@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  write an example

  The reason there is no good way to write this law.

  When I say loopholes, I mean ones that further harm people affected by scalpers

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  • bitjunkie@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Which is the problem with every law. If the caveat you’re pointing out is inherent to the system in which the solution is being proposed, it’s not a reason in itself not to try to improve things. You’re letting perfection get in the way of progress. I won’t write a fake law because I’m not a lawmaker.

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    • auzy1@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      1. There is no good way to write any criminal law

      2. As a condition of sale, It would potentially completely fuck steams reputation.

      3. Every steam critic would use it to attack steam.

      4. And, there are countries where you can’t legally do stuff like this as a condition of sale. Ie, there are ownership laws after sale that specifically apply to a lot of things. Ie, you keep saying civil law, but in some countries you can’t legally add stuff like this to sale contracts

      5. They could just limit 1 per customer and require a deposit to stay in the queue. And offer something beneficial like a free game which directly is added to the account that orders. But that screws people who are getting them as gifts. Or prioritize people based on library size for the initial orders

      6. The reason I said write the example, is because what is the penalty going to be? Cancel their account? Disable the hardware?

      Again, it’s not a good idea. You’re trying to solve a problem that normally doesn’t exist, won’t in 6 months and will cause a much bigger one.

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      • bitjunkie@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        You’re right, laws are dumb and I will just hunt down the scalpers myself.

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