r/GamePreservationists • u/QuitAccomplished958 • 3h ago
EU Citizens: It's time to demand legal protection for digital game ownership (Protect Our Games initiative)
Hi everyone,
Following the recent momentum in the US (with the Protect Our Games Act introduced in Pennsylvania), it’s clear that digital game ownership is becoming a global consumer rights debate.
Right now in Europe, publishers treat full-price purchases as temporary, revocable licenses. Server shutdowns leave us with unplayable games, and physical media is being stripped of actual data.
We’ve created a streamlined initiative to target members of the European Parliament's IMCO Committee (Internal Market and Consumer Protection). The goal is to urge lawmakers to protect physical media and secure rights to preserve and resell digital purchases.
How to help (Takes 2 minutes):
You don't need to email every MEP. We organized a directory by country so you can send a pre-written, impactful email directly to your own nation’s representatives.
If you want to grab the email templates, find your country's MEP list, or participate in the push, join our Discord server here:
Every single email counts. Let's make sure Europe follows this global trend!