87% Missing: the Disappearance of Classic Video Games | Video Game History Foundation
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New study reveals most classic video games are completely unavailable
  • dafungusamongus@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    Copyright laws desperately need to be updated to account for scenarios like these. Although, to many people piracy is undesirable, I take no issue with anyone using this method to acquire content that is otherwise unavailable.

    • Hogger85b@kbin.social
      2·
      1 year ago

      Yep. A lot of streaming services recently have been taking shows and films off the service and burry them as a tax write off. In my world if they write it off they should have to put it in public domain. If they can still sue people who copy it then it obviously has value to the rights owner still.

      • hansl@lemmy.mlEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        The regulatory and legal system is mostly reactionary. Eventually someone will be sued or sue one of the services about it and it will be settled and become precedent. Which way is hard to say, but I can definitely see your argument being persuasive.

      • demonsword@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        and they won’t as long as lobbying is legal and legislators are all in the pockets of big companies

    • Grangle1@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      The only times I allow it myself are in this case (zero legal availability) and for unofficial/fan translations of games not available in your home region/language. Nobody would be getting your money anyway, no theft of compensation/profits there. If any games do become available, though, then we should support them. The more we put our money where our mouth is for a return to market for these games, the more incentive there is for companies to bring more of them back.