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minnix@lemux.minnix.dev to RetroGaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 个月前

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

www.gamesradar.com

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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

www.gamesradar.com

minnix@lemux.minnix.dev to RetroGaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 个月前
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"This fails the needs of citizens in favor of a weak sauce argument from the industry, and it's really disappointing"
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    More proof that if they were a new idea, libraries would be fought tooth and nail by book publishers

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      Could you imagine trying to get there to be libraries today if the concept was new? “We can’t possibly just let people read for free! What, do you think literacy is a right? It’s a privilege!”

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        Same for firefighters.

        “PAY people to sit around in case a fire breaks out?? That almost never happens! Also, ignore everything else they do. It’s everyone’s responsibility to keep fires out of their homes. We’ll sell them a new one if something happens, though. And their neighbors. And THEIR neighbors. Also, literally buy a fireplace from us, please.”

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          Ironically that was the case for a good long while, and has been the case on exceedingly rare occasion in the more modern era.

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefighting_in_ancient_Rome

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_firefighting#United_States

          https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna39516346

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      see: the internet archive

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