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Valve fails to get out of paying its EU geo-blocking fine (www.engadget.com)
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Valve fails to get out of paying its EU geo-blocking fine::Valve has failed to convince a court that it didn't infringe EU law by geo-blocking activation keys, according to a new ruling.

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[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, fines need to be calculated on an exponential scale based on the income and value of the target. The richer they are, the more painful the penalty. One wrong move and the billionaire is reduced to a meth addicted hobo living under a bridge.