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minnix@lemux.minnix.dev to RetroGaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

Publishers are absolutely terrified "preserved video games would be used for recreational purposes," so the US copyright office has struck down a major effort for game preservation

www.gamesradar.com

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Publishers are absolutely terrified "preserved video games would be used for recreational purposes," so the US copyright office has struck down a major effort for game preservation

www.gamesradar.com

minnix@lemux.minnix.dev to RetroGaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago
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"This fails the needs of citizens in favor of a weak sauce argument from the industry, and it's really disappointing"
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    No Goonies, no Godfather, no Star Wars original trilogy

    i would be okay with this. we should still preserve games of course, but i wouldn’t mind losing out on those movies

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      Good for you?

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      Eat shit, troll.

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