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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 44 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] Beldarofremulak 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month 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 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 month ago (1 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 1 month 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 1 month ago

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

[–] Squizzy 4 points 1 month ago

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

[–] jaggedrobotpubes 2 points 1 month ago

Your strongly worded letter has been noted.