US copyright law 'forces researchers to explore extra-legal methods' for game preservation, say historians who are 'disappointed' after being denied a DMCA exemption - eviltoast
The Video Game History Foundation had proposed rule changes that would make it easier for researchers and archivist to legally access old games.
  • otp@sh.itjust.works
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    19 days ago

    If that one person dies, then there’s no one with a stake in enforcing the copyright.

    9 years also seems really short. There are sequels that come out far more than 9 years after the original work.