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PC Games (Games)

Submission + - Lemon Law for PC Games?

Monk writes: "Recently I purchased Gears of War from Gamestop, for the PC. I liked the Xbox version, but since I don't have an xbox, and instead I have decently powerful computer, I wanted to play it without buying a console system. The first time I played it, it crashed within 10 minutes. For the next hour, I couldn't play the game for more than 10 minutes without it crashing. It seems others have the same problem as me, after reading the Gears of War forum, so I wanted to take the game back and get my money back. There's no point in paying for a game that is unplayable. When I tried to take the game back, they would only exchange it for another copy. What do I do? Keep the game and wait for a patch? Throw it away and consider it a "loss"? Is there any legal help for consumers who buy software that doesn't work? Who do I blame? Microsoft for Vista? Nvidia? Epic? Or myself for buying a console port of a game?"
Media

Submission + - Adobe and Yahoo test ads in PDF files 1

frdmfghtr writes: Adobe and Yahoo! are experimenting with ads in PDF documents. FTA: "The text-based ads are displayed in a panel adjacent to the content with no moving or flashing elements. Each time the PDF is viewed, ads are matched by Yahoo to the content." Next up: AdBlock Plus for PDF?
The Courts

Submission + - Is EMI about to leave the RIAA?

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes: "There is speculation afoot that the "Big 4" record companies may be about to become the 'Big 3'. Jon Newton at p2pnet queries whether a Reuters report that EMI, which has recently been taken over by a private equity group, is seeking to cut its funding of the recording industry "trade associations", signals that EMI will be "the first to opt out of subsidising Big 4 organised music hit squads such as the RIAA and IFPI"."

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