simple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoMarvels Rivals requires creators to sign a contract that removes your right to give a negative review in order to access the playtestfiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square200linkfedilinkarrow-up11.06Karrow-down116file-text
arrow-up11.05Karrow-down1imageMarvels Rivals requires creators to sign a contract that removes your right to give a negative review in order to access the playtestfiles.catbox.moesimple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square200linkfedilinkfile-text
On today’s episode of “This shouldn’t be legal”… Source: https://twitter.com/A_Seagull/status/1789468582281400792
minus-squarethemoonisacheese@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up99arrow-down2·1 year agoThis isn’t a “we’ll sue you” clause, it’s a “we’ll never do business with you again” clause
minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up44arrow-down2·1 year agoWhich is usually unwritten but understood. It’s wild that they put it in writing.
minus-squareTWeaK@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down6·1 year agoWell normally they just tell you you aren’t allowed to talk about the game period. This is a slightly relaxed position from that stance.
minus-squarePseudorandomNoise@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down1·1 year agoYes but it still looks bad because it’s saying “you can talk about it, but only if you say nice things”. A full embargo would’ve made more sense and wouldn’t have raised any eyebrows. This current contract leads me to believe it’s a shit game.
minus-squareTWeaK@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoYeah, I think they normally do full embargoes for that exact reason.
This isn’t a “we’ll sue you” clause, it’s a “we’ll never do business with you again” clause
Which is usually unwritten but understood. It’s wild that they put it in writing.
Well normally they just tell you you aren’t allowed to talk about the game period. This is a slightly relaxed position from that stance.
Yes but it still looks bad because it’s saying “you can talk about it, but only if you say nice things”. A full embargo would’ve made more sense and wouldn’t have raised any eyebrows. This current contract leads me to believe it’s a shit game.
Yeah, I think they normally do full embargoes for that exact reason.