Battlefield 3 unauthorization tool
I am attempting to remove and unathorize bf3 from my account so it may be installed on another system. Voila, the tool doesn't work but I suppose this helps to sale more copies of BF3. If Electronic ...
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@bamaslaten wrote:
but the thing is I no longer want to play it and would like to give it to my brother to play it and he will be using it under a different Origin ID. If you say the game is forever tied to my Origin and can never be uninstalled and moved to another Origin account I'll never purchase another EA product. When I complete or no longer play a game I would either like to sell or give it to someone who will play it. Are you saying this cannot be done? Please clarify. Thanks, Todd.
Unfortunately this is not possible, game cannot be moved between accounts, this is an industry standard (which helps prevent game theft) and not even Valve's Steam service lets you move games between account.
It has nothing to to with game Theft, that is a lame answer. It has everything to do with EA selling additional copies of titles. But if that is your lame arguement then quite frankly it may not be the "Industry Standard" for long.
Valve sued by German consumer group because Steam users can't resell games
The Federation of German Consumer Organizations (VZVB) is suing Valve over Steam's refusal to let users resell their games. According to Carola Elbrecht, the VZVB's project manager for digital consumer rights, Steam users should be given the same rights as owners of traditional board games - allowed to sell their used copies on at will.
The VZVB's complaint is that purchased games are tied to a user's Steam account, with no option to transfer the license to a third-party. The organisation also notes that, for those games that use Steamworks, it makes no difference whether a game was purchased online or as physical media, as either way the game is locked to a Steam account on installation.
The lawsuit follows a cease-and-desist order the company issued to Valve back in September. That action was prompted by not only the resale issue, but also in response to the updated Steam Subscriber Agreement, which prohibited class-action suits against the company.
The consumer group have attempted to sue Valve over game reselling before, but the case was dismissed by the German Federal Court of Justice in 2010. However, back in July, the The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that the trading of "used" software licenses was legal, and the VZVB are hoping that this lends credence to their case.
Of course, Valve aren't alone in this practice. No digital distributor offers the option to sell on your used licenses to a third-party. Elbrecht says that, while Valve are the target, the suit is meant to serve as a signal to other distributors that operate the same way.
