A.P. Stephens of the Examiner writes: "Let's say you have a copy of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 in your possession. You bought the game, played it, and are now done with it. You place the game on Craig's List, eBay, or any other means of selling your already played copy. Next thing you know, you sold the game and got a fraction of your money back.
Does Activision have a right to a portion of the money you claimed in selling their game? You collected funds for their product to someone who didn't have the game before you sold it. So how about it....do you owe them?"
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Person X buys a new game. That is his to own. He can do whatever the hell he wants with it. If he wants to sell it that's his decision. If he wants to smash it to bits and make a disco ball from the shiny side of the disc, he can do that too. He paid standard price for the game, and he is entitled to it.
If you don't like it:
-Go Digital
-Do what EA does with "VIP" bonuses
Sorry, but if I have a game that I don't want, or want to buy a game who someone else has previously owned then I see no reason to pay publishers.
Also, the whole rule is ridiculous when you consider the fact that:
-Friends borrow games for free from other friends all the time
If publishers truly care for used games then they will find ways around it. I fear that it may come to the point where games "register" with the first console they get put in, so in that way devs can lock out the disc if it gets into other consoles.
I don't see any developer doing that in fear of a backlash. Actually, I can see Activision doing this. They've proven that they don't fear screwing with their buyers. If people like Acti do that then others will surely follow with something like user-access discs.