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minus-square@KyrgizionlinkEnglish2•7 hours agoIf EU instates its own tariffs, do Steam prices instantly go up or can they bypass this with a legal construction like having EU subsidiaries be the publishing entity for EU customers?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•4 hours agoIn a Trade War with the US I would think that EU states would be much less strict about giving in on US demands on copyright enforcement
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•7 hours agoI’m pretty sure European (and in fact all non US) users of Steam “buy”/license games from Valve GmbH in Germany not Valve LLC in the US. From their subscribers agreement: If your card was issued outside the United States, your payment may be processed via a European acquirer by Valve GmbH on behalf of Valve Corporation.
minus-squarepoVoqMlinkfedilinkEnglish6•edit-27 hours agoSteam is a service, you are not buying and importing a product. There are some talks in the EU about applying special measures on online services as well, but classic tariffs usually apply to imported goods only. Steam might be unintentionally affected by such measures, but I think it is more likely to hit big tech and cloud providers.
If EU instates its own tariffs, do Steam prices instantly go up or can they bypass this with a legal construction like having EU subsidiaries be the publishing entity for EU customers?
In a Trade War with the US I would think that EU states would be much less strict about giving in on US demands on copyright enforcement
I’m pretty sure European (and in fact all non US) users of Steam “buy”/license games from Valve GmbH in Germany not Valve LLC in the US.
From their subscribers agreement:
Steam is a service, you are not buying and importing a product.
There are some talks in the EU about applying special measures on online services as well, but classic tariffs usually apply to imported goods only.
Steam might be unintentionally affected by such measures, but I think it is more likely to hit big tech and cloud providers.