Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name] to games • 26 days 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 preservationexternal-linkmessage-square39 fedilinkarrow-up1175
arrow-up1175external-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 preservationYuritopiaposadism [none/use name] to games • 26 days agomessage-square39 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareFrogmanfromlake [none/use name]hexbear32·26 days agoI’m actually stunned. “Market harm” is a stupid term and it’s being used for games that aren’t even being sold anymore. Games that most kids or adults aren’t going out of their way to find. Anyone else want to play 8-bit Bug’s Life? link
minus-squareAernaLingus [any]hexbear9·26 days agoYou wanna talk absurd--they argued that making a word processing program from 2004 remotely available for viewing primary sources could represent a "market harm" to modern word processing software. link
I’m actually stunned. “Market harm” is a stupid term and it’s being used for games that aren’t even being sold anymore. Games that most kids or adults aren’t going out of their way to find. Anyone else want to play 8-bit Bug’s Life?
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You wanna talk absurd--they argued that making a word processing program from 2004 remotely available for viewing primary sources could represent a "market harm" to modern word processing software.