nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agoPublishers 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 preservationwww.gamesradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down10cross-posted to: libre_culture@sh.itjust.worksretrogaming@lemmy.worldgames@sh.itjust.worksSuperstonk@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmit.online
arrow-up153arrow-down1external-linkPublishers 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 preservationwww.gamesradar.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square5fedilinkcross-posted to: libre_culture@sh.itjust.worksretrogaming@lemmy.worldgames@sh.itjust.worksSuperstonk@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmit.online
minus-squareTootSweet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 months agoThe DMCA is such bullshit. I mean, U.S. (and other WIPO countries) copyright law is bullshit in general, but it got 100 times worse when they passed the DMCA.
The DMCA is such bullshit. I mean, U.S. (and other WIPO countries) copyright law is bullshit in general, but it got 100 times worse when they passed the DMCA.