• @[email protected]
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    9117 days ago

    This seems similar to the EUs requirements. It really speaks about the US laws when even archaic Japanese legislators (see Japanese copyright laws) are ahead of that market in customer rights/options.

      • Pennomi
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        3017 days ago

        No, but it also stands to profit from those violations of consumer rights, where other countries do not.

      • @[email protected]
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        817 days ago

        Has the US ever been ahead of any of its peers when it comes to consumer rights?

        Fair Use is cool.

        • @[email protected]
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          917 days ago

          In principle it is cool, but large corporations can still bully you into submission even when it should fall under Fair Use.

          • @[email protected]
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            817 days ago

            Ahhh America. “Yeah we’re wrong, but we can afford lawyers for centuries, lol good luck” land of the free

            • @[email protected]
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              217 days ago

              It’s ridiculous. I think the law should be written with the expectation that the common citizen cannot afford legal counsel for an unlimited period of time.

              I am not a lawyer.

        • @[email protected]
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          217 days ago

          We’re trending in the right direction but we’re not at all in a position to be saying we’re better than anyone on that front, given how much industry pushback there’s been.

    • NekuSoul
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      1417 days ago

      At the very least it’s seems heavily inspired by the Digital Markets Act, which is why I’d hope that their wording will be specific enough to close those “loopholes” Apple is currently attempting in the EU.

  • AwesomeLowlander
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    Ooh, ooh, do the nintendo switch next!

    There’s a lot of irony here considering how so many Japanese companies have a track record of pulling this kind of shit themselves.

  • AItoothbrush
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    1517 days ago

    This will forbid “Prevent application developers from using features controlled by the OS with the same level of performance as the one used by Designated Providers.”

    Which is a huge win if it is enforced.

    • NekuSoul
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      617 days ago

      It sounds vague and will either end up being a very powerful tool or almost useless. If it’s the former, it would be gigantic win indeed.