{"rewrite":{"id":"r_7b7a22e8701c6bb802952aca","clusterId":"c_f0c1b7ef9da6da2faa80fb0b","slug":"stop-killing-games-movement-hits-european-commission-wall-shifts-to-parliament","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Stop Killing Games Movement Hits European Commission Wall, Shifts to Parliament","summary":"The European Commission refused to legislate on game preservation, citing intellectual property rights, effectively blocking the 1.3 million-signature Stop Killing Games petition. Organizer Ross Scott called the response expected and said the movement is now working directly with European Parliament members to amend the upcoming Digital Fairness Act.","whyItMatters":"The Commission's refusal shifts the fight from a direct regulatory route to a legislative amendment strategy, testing whether the movement can achieve its goals through parliament rather than the executive.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe European Commission on June 16 issued a formal response to the Stop Killing Games petition, rejecting the call for new laws requiring publishers to keep games playable after service termination. The Commission cited EU copyright law, arguing that forcing perpetual game functionality would infringe on corporate intellectual property rights, and that existing consumer protection law already covers cases where termination terms are disclosed before purchase.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoss Scott, who led the petition that gathered 1.3 million signatures, said the response was expected. He criticized the Commission for passing responsibility to existing laws and courts rather than creating new regulations. Scott and his team have shifted focus to working directly with members of the European Parliament, aiming to incorporate game preservation rules as an amendment to the Digital Fairness Act, a broader bill regulating unfair online commercial practices.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Stop Killing Games hit the European Commission's refusal on IP rights. Shifting to Parliament means the movement bets on the Digital Fairness Act as a legislative vehicle, which changes the scope from preservation to consumer law.","twitterPost":"Stop Killing Games moves from Commission to Parliament, betting the Digital Fairness Act can override IP rights.","threadsPost":"Stop Killing Games expected the Commission's IP-based refusal. The shift to Parliament makes the Digital Fairness Act the new battleground, trading a pure preservation argument for a consumer rights frame. Ross Scott called the response expected.","newsletterBlurb":"The European Commission formally rejected the Stop Killing Games petition, refusing to legislate on game preservation and citing intellectual property law. Organizer Ross Scott called the response expected and said the movement is now working directly with European Parliament members to amend the Digital Fairness Act instead.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/036/G003691/20260619043/\",\"title\":\"Access Accepted #865: The Current State of the \\\"Stop Killing Games\\\" Movement\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4116,"outputTokens":523,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1782097175,"createdAt":"2026-06-22T02:49:05.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-22T02:51:33.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-22T02:51:33.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_f0c1b7ef9da6da2faa80fb0b","canonicalTitle":"Access Accepted第865回：「Stop Killing Games」運動の現在地","representativeArticleId":"a_c86ead49c81f7f1d7a784493","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"The Crew\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-22T02:15:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-22T02:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-22T02:51:33.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/036/G003691/20260619043/","title":"Access Accepted第865回：「Stop Killing Games」運動の現在地"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["The Crew"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The petition gathered 1.3 million signatures.","Organizer Ross Scott called the Commission's response expected and criticized it for passing responsibility to existing laws and courts.","The movement is now working directly with European Parliament members to amend the Digital Fairness Act to include game preservation rules."]}