Virtual Legality - "Games As A Service" And Fraud: A Conversation With Ross Scott (Accursed Farms)
When Youtuber Ross Scott (Accursed Farms) put out his video claiming that, by their very nature, service-based games (GaaS) were fraudulent (https://youtu.be/tUAX0gnZ3Nw), we responded with a video of our own explaining that, while his concerns with the business practice were justified, particularly in respect of the difficulties posed for preservation of the medium, they likely did not rise to the level of fraud or other actionable legal complaint (https://youtu.be/yndkAmqjs0o). After a back and forth in the comments to that video, Ross and I agreed to discuss the issues raised (including instances where he felt that his position had been mischaracterized) via a live chat, and this boisterous, respectful, far-ranging, and important (almost 2 hour long) discussion is the result. Thanks very much to Ross Scott and Accursed Farms for the conversation, for his passion for the industry, and for his permission to put this talk together as an "extra" episode of Virtual Legality. We look forward to many more in the future. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/yt2ar78R28o *** FOR MORE ON PRESERVATION AND EULAS: "Virtual Legality #43 - It Belongs in a Museum! DriveClub and the War for Gaming's Future" (https://youtu.be/46eMpYuZn7I) #GamesAsAService #Fraud #VirtualLegality *** FOR MORE CHECK US OUT: On Twitter @hoeglaw At our website: https://hoeglaw.com/ On our Blog, "Rules of the Game", at https://hoeglaw.wordpress.com/ On "Help Us Out Hoeg!" a regular segment on the Easy Allies Podcast (formerly GameTrailers) (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZrxXp1reP8E353rZsB3jaA) Biweekly on "Inside the Huddle with Michael Spath" on WTKA 1050