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by impalallama 2461 days ago
Steams refund policy came about not long after being convicted in Australian court for not allowing them.
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"convicted"? It seems as though this would be a civil issue, not criminal. I'm not sure to which case you're referring in Australia, but it appears this case was civil.
https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/full-federal-court-con...

TL;DR they got a big fine and also had to put a message on the storefront informing customers of their rights under Australian consumer law.