Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to games@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 day agoPublishers 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 preservationwww.gamesradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1164arrow-down10cross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.worksgames@sh.itjust.worksgaming@beehaw.org
arrow-up1164arrow-down1external-linkPublishers 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 preservationwww.gamesradar.comYuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to games@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square48fedilinkcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.worksgames@sh.itjust.worksgaming@beehaw.org
minus-squareD61 [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 day agoCounterpoint, if they haven’t done it by now, they aren’t going to.
minus-squareMoonworm [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·edit-21 day agoI don’t agree. Also they don’t ever have to do it, the potential is enough to be valued; but furthermore the rights themselves can be bought and sold, speculated on, and generally financialized.
minus-squareREgon [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 day agoYeah, but they could. We all know they won’t, but they could and that’s enough to make them mad enough to fight it.
Counterpoint, if they haven’t done it by now, they aren’t going to.
I don’t agree. Also they don’t ever have to do it, the potential is enough to be valued; but furthermore the rights themselves can be bought and sold, speculated on, and generally financialized.
Yeah, but they could. We all know they won’t, but they could and that’s enough to make them mad enough to fight it.