Valve deactivating customers who buy internationally - Club CDFreaks

*slayerking* · 26-10-2007

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According to reader Todd, there are quite a few customers are finding their "Orange Box" games have been deactivated by Valve because they bought them from a seller that wasn't authorized to do business with US customers. The seller made the mistake, but the gamers are paying the price.

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*debro* · 26-10-2007

Screw valve.

This is why activation sucks - it only screws the consumers.

*Mr. Belvedere* · 26-10-2007

They only shut down the registration keys of people who are using localized serial keys meant for poor countries.

*slayerking* · 26-10-2007

So it's not ok to buy something when you go on holidays? Sony took on oz with that crap and lost big time

*debro* · 26-10-2007

But then sony appealed .. and it was concluded that the provision of modchips was illegal, but the use of modchips wasn't

Lol!

*slayerking* · 26-10-2007

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Originally Posted by debro

But then sony appealed .. and it was concluded that the provision of modchips was illegal, but the use of modchips wasn't

Lol!

who told you that? sony appealed and got an even worse result. The judge ruled that anyone should be able to buy what ever they want where ever they want and enjoy fair use of it no matter where they buy it from, hence the ps3 is region free and any sony dvd player is too

*Mr. Belvedere* · 29-10-2007

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Originally Posted by slayerking

So it's not ok to buy something when you go on holidays? Sony took on oz with that crap and lost big time

Correct. As a lowly humanoid customer you are entitled to make sure the big huge companies can make a lot of profit. You will submit to the local profit margin!

*debro* · 30-10-2007

Funny you should say that ... but there was one of those aussie consumer watchdog shows dealing with Supermarket profit margins this week .. and they reported about 400-800% profit.

One of my friends that used to work at a (major) supermarket was laughing .. because the profit margins on most items was >1600%.
Some items only had small 400% margins though. I bet that just kills the major supermarkets that they can't charge more than 400% margin for those items

26-10-2007	#2 (permalink)
debro Blown to smitherines Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: The c@ke mixer Posts: 9,823	Re: Valve deactivating customers who buy internationally Screw valve. This is why activation sucks - it only screws the consumers. __________________ CDFreaks - Overwhelmed by Ignorance since 2005! We lost the battle, but we haven't lost the war! Click Here to sign up to the resistance movement! Viva La Resistance! Admitting that you've illegally downloaded movies/songs and need help to process/burn is comparable to robbing a bank, and walking into the bank the next day holding the bags of money to deposit them into your account. Don't be surprised if people laugh at you when you make the headlines.

26-10-2007	#3 (permalink)
Mr. Belvedere CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Cthulhu Ninja Zombie Posts: 14,667	Re: Valve deactivating customers who buy internationally They only shut down the registration keys of people who are using localized serial keys meant for poor countries. __________________ I might be evil. Want to make dvd movie backups? Take the 5-step or the 2-step process. Fun, fast and free!

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slayerking CD Freaks Fartman Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Crypt of Kaos© Posts: 2,375	Re: Valve deactivating customers who buy internationally So it's not ok to buy something when you go on holidays? Sony took on oz with that crap and lost big time __________________ there's always a way! cd protections are illegal! what's that smell! join our team and help fight cancer Join Us! Here at cdfreaks "Space. . . It seems to go on and on forever. But then you get to the end and a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you." Do Not send me private messages about diablo mpq files I WILL NOT HELP YOU Chat Quotes [4:44pm] * @taHkroW dubs SK the best king of the world.

26-10-2007	#5 (permalink)
debro Blown to smitherines Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: The c@ke mixer Posts: 9,823	Re: Valve deactivating customers who buy internationally But then sony appealed .. and it was concluded that the provision of modchips was illegal, but the use of modchips wasn't Lol! __________________ CDFreaks - Overwhelmed by Ignorance since 2005! We lost the battle, but we haven't lost the war! Click Here to sign up to the resistance movement! Viva La Resistance! Admitting that you've illegally downloaded movies/songs and need help to process/burn is comparable to robbing a bank, and walking into the bank the next day holding the bags of money to deposit them into your account. Don't be surprised if people laugh at you when you make the headlines.

30-10-2007	#8 (permalink)
debro Blown to smitherines Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: The c@ke mixer Posts: 9,823	Re: Valve deactivating customers who buy internationally Funny you should say that ... but there was one of those aussie consumer watchdog shows dealing with Supermarket profit margins this week .. and they reported about 400-800% profit. One of my friends that used to work at a (major) supermarket was laughing .. because the profit margins on most items was >1600%. Some items only had small 400% margins though. I bet that just kills the major supermarkets that they can't charge more than 400% margin for those items __________________ CDFreaks - Overwhelmed by Ignorance since 2005! We lost the battle, but we haven't lost the war! Click Here to sign up to the resistance movement! Viva La Resistance! Admitting that you've illegally downloaded movies/songs and need help to process/burn is comparable to robbing a bank, and walking into the bank the next day holding the bags of money to deposit them into your account. Don't be surprised if people laugh at you when you make the headlines.

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