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US Copyright Office Denies Remote Access to Out-of-Print Games (www.retronews.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by Kain1 to c/retrogaming
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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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[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] yamanii 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

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