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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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[-] Narc082@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago

A three-year fight to help support game preservation has come to a sad end today. The US copyright office has denied a request for a DMCA exemption that would allow libraries to remotely share digital access to preserved video games.

The VGHF argues that around 87% of all video games released in the US before 2010 are now out of print, and the only legal way to access those games now is through the occasionally exorbitant prices and often failing hardware that defines the retro gaming market.

[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

What about piracy? Is it/can it keep copies of all those games?

[-] kippinitreal@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

That will always be an option. But for the less tech savvy its a minefield of fakes & frauds which will keep media out of reach. This is the objective of these companies, to make the uncontrollable scary, so people will pay be in their manufactured safe space.

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 days ago

The goal is to find legal alternatives

[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Yeah, nut you know, in the mean time?

Lots of games are gone forever because it is "not legal".

[-] Ptsf@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

Welcome to a world designed by the rich, nothing enjoyable can be free, even if it was discarded.

[-] br0da@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

Pirate until the value plummets. Only way for change is through their pockets.

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