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The US Copyright Office has denied a request to allow remote access to out-of-print video games, a decision that impacts video game preservation efforts.

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[-] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 43 points 2 weeks ago

Be a real shame, if like, someone were to pirate all that shit on the internet, wouldn’t it?

[-] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 14 points 2 weeks ago

No. It would not. More like a duty to preserve video game history.

[-] Beldarofremulak@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

One day the motorcycle level in battle toads will be a legend some say never existed.

[-] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

"I was there, in those dark days. I was leading the charge, on my hoverbike, jumping over chasms filled with brains, narrowly avoiding flashing arbitrarily-placed rock slabs. I fought and killed a giant rat. But I lost my brother, the big pimply galoot he was. To this day, every time I close my eyes, I can hear that beat. The beat of Battle.

Toads."

[-] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yes, if only the copyright office couldn't block content from passing through wires and airwaves. Curse their inexplicable yet absolute power!

[-] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 32 points 2 weeks ago

It's really important to keep offline archives of video games, so that despite this bullshit, there are still copies to circulate.

[-] yamanii@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, but the problem is that it is now the only medium singled out from remote access, you can remotely rent books and movies.

[-] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

Right, but I'm just saying the archival must continue regardless.

[-] Squizzy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Oh well, I guess Ill change nothing about what I do

[-] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Your strongly worded letter has been noted.

this post was submitted on 28 Oct 2024
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