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Washington

What protections exist today

Washington has no digital-goods-specific consumer law. The Washington Consumer Protection Act (RCW 19.86) prohibits unfair or deceptive acts affecting the public interest and provides a private right of action with possible treble damages (capped). Because private claims must show a public-interest impact, its reach over an individual digital-purchase dispute is narrower than some states' UDAP laws.

What's missing

No disclosure, refund, or offline-copy/continuity requirement exists for digital purchases, and the CPA's public-interest threshold limits individual enforcement. No digital-ownership-specific protection.

Tracked legislation

No digital-ownership bills tracked for Washington yet.

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