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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] 36 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Guess I better make a copy of the shit ton of emulated games on the thumbdrive that I have. How stupid.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 weeks ago

This has been an issue since copyright came into being. Money is at odds with the preservation of art so shareholders are incentivized to limit access to older titles and keep control in case it turns out they can sell them for profit.

Keep circulating the tapes, as they say