Monday, February 7, 2005

HL2 EULA Illegal? -- 10:28 pm CST, Update by The Master

There's some interesting information coming out from The Inquirer discussing a German consumer association review on the legality of the Half Life 2 EULA, as it pertains to Steam. Interesting discussion, even if it is from TI, especially if it forces Valve to break the tight integration of HL2 and Steam.

The German Consumer Association has recently found that the packaging on Half-Life 2 is misleading. In a report made following complaints from the public, they said that the mere listing of an internet connection under the 'other' category in system requirements did not accurately describe the true extent of the internet tie-in with the game, and ordered Vivendi to amend the packaging and untie Steam from HL2 or face a hefty fine.

A.T. Hun comments: I've a feeling that most software EULAs would not stand up to court scrutiny.

News for 02/07/2005

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