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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)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/retrogaming

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[–] [email protected] 66 points 3 weeks ago (14 children)

Patent law is 20 years. Copyright should be no different.

[–] Fedizen 16 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

copyright should also expire when something goes out of print or, if its hardware locked, when the hardware is no longer available.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

I've been collecting abandonware since 2000. I lost good chunk of my collection due to a harddrive crash some years ago, but I recovered it and expanded upon it. My logic has been the same. It isn't about wanting to play it (I don't play the majority of the games I download) it is entirely about perserving them. Maybe one day I'll make my collection a torrent for all to share.

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