Walker_after_dark

" I'm sure this will get appealed to the Supreme Court.  Until then, don't care. "

" I don't see this increasing piracy very much since the people who trade in games rather than sell them on their own behalf obviously aren't too concerned with the amount they receive in return. Seems to me that people who legitimately purchase now would only be motivated to pirate games if they felt the inability to trade their new copies in would mean they couldn't buy as many as they'd like. I'd imagine most people would sooner turn to selling their used games themselves than pirate them, unless they were drawn towards piracy in the first place. Regardless this seems like an unusual decision for a court to reach. I don't see how copyrights for games should be treated any differently to those for music and movies. "

  http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/09/first-sale-doctrine/
 
For those who don't know, the First Sale Doctrine of US copyright law states that if you own a copy of a copyrighted work, you can sell that copy without the permission of the copyright holder. The law was first written in 1909 and applied to books and magazines but has been extended over the years to include music, movies and software. On Friday, a three-judge panel in the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that software sold under a licensing agreement isn't covered by the First Sale Doctrine and may not be resold. Lots of software, including games, is already sold under licensing agreements and those titles that aren't could be changed pretty easily. All of this basically means that, if the ruling stands, it could become illegal to buy and sell used games and Gamestop would have at least half their business cut out from under them. Congress could enact legislation to change things but at the pace they move, that could take a really long time. It seems to me that without a legal used games market, piracy would get a lot worse. The media companies that pushed for this ruling are obviously hoping to generate more revenue by forcing more new product sales but I think they're just shooting themselves in the foot.
 
What do you say, people? If Gamestop didn't exist, what would you do? Would you turn to illegal means, simply play fewer games, rent more games instead, play the same number and find some way to suck up the cost? Something else?

Actually you do have recourse: it's called Small Claims Court. It'll cost you a little to file the suit but just the threat may be enough to get your money back.

Interesting idea.

Some hand and wrist exercises can also help but don't overdo it. Stretch just to the point of it being comfortable and not painful.

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" I honestly don't think it's a good idea to try to 'get her' into gaming. If she isn't that interested in it, don't force her. "

If she was going to "get into games", she would have already. At best you'll find a couple more games that she enjoys, but you're not going to change what she likes or dislikes and you're not a very good boyfriend if you're trying.  Why not try taking more interest in things she's already into instead of trying to make her like the things that you like? Or just find a new girlfriend that you have more in common with. "

Rofl well said man this is what I'm thinking, don't force people to do things. "

He isn't holding a gun to her head and forcing her. There is a huge difference between that and just sharing something you enjoy doing with someone close to you. All the girls I know don't exactly welcome the thought of playing games, but I bet a fair few would enjoy them and maybe even get into them if introduced by somebody.  Suggestions wise? As patronising as it may sound mainly easy, simple games. All Nintendo products come to mind... "

The OP already said his girlfriend currently plays games just not enough games or the kind of games he would prefer that she play. If she wanted to play more games or a different kind of game, she would. I'm assuming that she's not an idiot and would seek out more games if she actually wanted to.   It's like saying how do I get my girlfriend into watching action movies. "She watches them sometimes, and enjoys a few, but not the ones I really like. How do I change her opinion so she'll come see more of the movies I like instead of just the ones she wants to?" If you want to date a girl who's into something (ie, games) than date a girl who's into it. Don't try and change someone into the person you'd prefer them to be. "

looks cool!

2 months. I worked day shift at a video store where literally no one would come in for hours on end, you weren't allowed to sit down for the entire shift, and you weren't allowed to watch movies. By the time I quit I was the most senior employee after the store manager.