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PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 7 months ago

US copyright law 'forces researchers to explore extra-legal methods' for game preservation, say historians who are 'disappointed' after being denied a DMCA exemption

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US copyright law 'forces researchers to explore extra-legal methods' for game preservation, say historians who are 'disappointed' after being denied a DMCA exemption

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PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 7 months ago

The Video Game History Foundation had proposed rule changes that would make it easier for researchers and archivist to legally access old games.

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Sounds like motivation to get the sequel done sooner.

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