nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 months ago“if you can obtain a copy of a court order...we’ll do our best to make it happen" Unlike Steam, Good Old Games claims they are willing to transfer accounts to entitled parties after a user's deathx.comexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1494arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1485arrow-down1external-link“if you can obtain a copy of a court order...we’ll do our best to make it happen" Unlike Steam, Good Old Games claims they are willing to transfer accounts to entitled parties after a user's deathx.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square49fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareAMillionNames@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·5 months agoThat’s either awesome or diplomatic. But a court order shouldn’t be needed, that implies going to court which isn’t necessary in some countries.
minus-squareDraedron@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·5 months agoYou always need some kind of proof of death. I assume a death certificate would be enough
minus-squarericecake@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 months agoA death certificate is very much not a court order. A death certificate is often available to anyone who wants to demonstrate that someone is dead. It’d be like using mailing address as proof of identity. Someone’s mailing address is in some ways less public than their death certificate.
That’s either awesome or diplomatic. But a court order shouldn’t be needed, that implies going to court which isn’t necessary in some countries.
You always need some kind of proof of death. I assume a death certificate would be enough
A death certificate is very much not a court order. A death certificate is often available to anyone who wants to demonstrate that someone is dead.
It’d be like using mailing address as proof of identity. Someone’s mailing address is in some ways less public than their death certificate.