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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)

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That, and they were incredibly careless with the new technology. Fires burned quite a few of them because they weren’t properly or carefully stored.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Most of Monty Python's original work at the BBC was simply taped over to cut costs. The only reason any of it survived is because one of them hoarded a bunch of it in their attic.