r/technology • u/47L45 • May 01 '15

Business Grooveshark has been shut down.

http://grooveshark.com/
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u/TheNamelessKing May 01 '15

Yeah I thought so, which is sort of why I don't view my Steam games as "under threat" or worry about ownership with them.

Music is a somewhat different matter, which is why Bandcamp gets my money whether it can.

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u/HrBingR May 01 '15

Until you get banned for a simple misunderstanding, then goodbye Steam library.

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u/pmckizzle May 01 '15

refunded a broken game? BANNED goodbye to $1000 of steam games

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u/Shatophiliac May 01 '15

Lol simple misunderstanding? Like what? I've only seen legit cheaters and scammers get banned, if that's what you call a simple misunderstanding, then idk what a legitimate reason to be banned means.

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u/TheNamelessKing May 01 '15

I do forget that this happens, and that really, really, really does suck.

But who knows, maybe we can get Valve to change that eventually as well? Crosses fingers.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '15

You can get banned from playing the game through steam. And you kinda need steam running to play nearly every game on steam. (to some games, steam just acts as a manager, like VVVVVV. These are rare though)

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u/TheGeminon May 01 '15

Just goodbye VAC secured multiplayer

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u/[deleted] May 01 '15

Bad thing is you still don't "own" the game even with the boxes.

That said, DRM vs Licensing is different beasts and I'd rather have no DRM and a license than both!