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Australia: Valve appeals $2.4 million fine

By  |  January 24, 2018

The battle rages on between VALVE, the creators of Steam —a popular video game and app—, and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) over a lawsuit that began in 2014. Valve has filed an appeal against a AU$2.4 million (US$1.9 million) fine that was issued after the company was found guilty by the court over its Steam refund policy.

As reported by Gamasutra, this appeal by Valve is an attempt to buy time in this lengthy lawsuit against the ACCC. Though a guilty verdict and the fine was already given, the company has requested a “special leave” from the court that will allow it to attempt to overturn this verdict once again.

From here, it is now up to the High Court of Australia to either move forward with Valve’s appeal or dismiss it. In the meantime, the original verdict and the associated fine will be put on hold. The creator of Steam has already lost one appeal in the time since the lawsuit began.

Full Content: Gamasutra

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