It's not related to copyrigth... it's "Terms of Use" related.
And I bet they got their @ss covered in the "Term of Use" letting them change or even end some aspects of how the game is "used" after it being already sold... They only way to alliviate our side, gamer's side, still class action... But still, the money they loose making bad games or serving us bad services is still pretty small compared to how much money we give them buying those crappy AAA games... The "vote with your money" phrase never being more accurate, we must stop supporting abusive game publishers...
yes, but adding such clauses would allow users to do as I specified and prevent Ubisoft from filing lawsuits against the users and third-party service providers.
When I worked as a PC tech, we briefly used Webroot Spy Sweeper. We would install the app on a PC, run the software, and uninstall it. Eventually, it no longer activated due to too many activations. I called Webroot and quoted Copyright law Chapter one, section 117c1. The customer service rep said that by agreeing to the EULA, I granted Webroot the right to disregard that law.
Later, I asked a lawyer who specializes in copyright law and specified the section of copyright law. He said it is a scare tactic that has no legal standing. ToS's and EULA's cannot override written law.
If you think about it, what would be the point of passing a law, especially consumer protection laws, if companies can simply modify their ToS or EULA to nullify the law.
The cost of challenging it in court is far more expensive than just using a free malware scanner. Thus not worth the time and money unless you have the resources and want to make a point