US Rep Announces Congressional Legislation to Protect Video Game Ownership

https://ritchietorres.house.gov/posts/rep-torres-announces-power-to-the-players-act-legislation-to-ensure-gamers-own-their-games

35•DeepLogin•48m ago

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2OEH8eoCRo0•34m ago

I like this but why stop at Video Games?

john_strinlai•31m ago

it's easier to formulate and pass something with a smaller scope, like this, and then expand/iterate on it to apply more broadly.

2OEH8eoCRo0•26m ago

I agree. I think this is why lobbyists will be flooding this guy very soon. They don't want the door cracked.

hk1337•20m ago

Maybe in one aspect but it also raises the question, "Why is Congress concerned with details like this?"

Just trying to point out what could be the opposition for this, not that it's a bad thing to pass.

infamouscow•21m ago

It's easier to pass a bill for video games than try to cram movies and music in the same bill.

Brybry•4m ago

I doubt it will become law either way.

Congress.gov says Rep. Ritchie Torres has sponsored 171 bills since 2021 and only one became a law, five passed the House and most of those were under Democrat majority. [1]

[1] https://www.congress.gov/quick-search/legislation?congressGr...

sippingabonedry•11m ago

I'm glad they're spending time and effort on issues important to everyday Americans' problems.

iugtmkbdfil834•10m ago

You sound dismissive, but gamers as a whole is a demographic that is hard to be ignored and happens to span groups otherwise counter to one another. Any politician who would not take advantage does it to their own detriment.

bayarearefugee•8m ago

Yeah, I'm certainly not opposed to this law, but it seems like a strange thing to focus on as our democracy and the rule of law is crumbling in real-time.

skinfaxi•7m ago

I sincerely don't understand this mentality. Legislators consider more than one bill per legislative session. We can (and must!) push along multiple axes, otherwise we will always be behind right?

bayarearefugee•5m ago

The house is engulfed in fire and we're sweeping the kitchen floor.

skinfaxi•5m ago

If this were the only bill being considered I'd agree with you. By this logic we would only focus on one issue at a time and others would get worse in the meantime, so we would always be behind.

Sohcahtoa82•7m ago

> Games with online functionality would also be required to provide an offline mode before the servers supporting them are shut down.

For some games, like MMORPGs, an offline mode doesn't make sense.

In lieu of that, they need to make the server binaries available, along with client functionality to let you choose a server. They shouldn't be required to offer support, but the nerd community is great at figuring things out. They'll get it working and produce guides.

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