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People should be allowed to smoke and gamble, too.
I still don't think it's good that they do that, though.
One of the aims of Stop Killing Games, as far as I'm aware, is the preservation of history, which seems like a very odd thing to be indignant about.
So you want to legally require game companies to "preserve history" in perpetuity, unlike every other kind of company in existence?
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Are there books in libraries? Yes, and the publishers don't have to do a thing. And it is good for society. Similarly, can you fix an old car, even if the manufacturer went bankrupt? Of course you can.
We have precedent, my friend.
To fair to that rather silly commenter, Stopkillinggames puts the onus on the publisher while your examples are based on the individuals or other third parties providing the "fix"
Only if the publisher has taken steps to stop individuals from preserving them through more traditional means.
As in, the publisher has stopped them preserving it otherwise, so now the publisher must make it accessible somehow?