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 - eviltoast
"This fails the needs of citizens in favor of a weak sauce argument from the industry, and it's really disappointing"
  • Godort@lemm.eeEnglish
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    20 days ago

    This has been an issue since copyright came into being. Money is at odds with the preservation of art so shareholders are incentivized to limit access to older titles and keep control in case it turns out they can sell them for profit.

    Keep circulating the tapes, as they say