You’re okay by me!

The Bleem case is a separate issue from creating a backup copy protected by DRM

The law is all about those technicalities.

I don’t agree with any of that noise around the DMCA for the record. I feel like we effectively lost our right to archival copies.

On a PC, what you said about copying the DRM along with the data is largely true. It is possible sometimes to copy the DRM and reproduce the image with the DRM intact. It also might not be depending upon the copy protection mechanism. Commercial video DVDs used to employ tricks with the storage sector that made it almost impossible to properly copy by a standard computer disc drive. You could get around this with additional program like AnyDVD, but that was only available for sale outside the USA because of the fact that it allowed you to bypass DRM.

And like you said, the content can be encrypted. Decrypting it is, IIRC, considered bypassing DRM - at least in the USA.

Again, I don’t agree that this is how things should be, but the legality of emulation is complicated depending upon what we’re talking about emulating.

I would be interested in that case if you find it. I spend a lot of time thinking about emulation and the surrounding stuff.

The emulation itself is legal, assuming you’re not using any copyrighted code, BIOS, etc. to make work.

The backup copy of your game that you need can be made legally as well, but in the USA, if the source contains a form of DRM, then you cannot legally make a copy.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/1201

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/1201

In the USA, it is illegal to make a backup copy of any of your media when the original contains any form of DRM.

On any media where DRM wasn’t used, you’re okay to create a backup copy.

The law is different everywhere though.

I don’t dislike the Adam’s Family nor the Munsters, but I have blocked both communities because they each had a ton of submissions on the same day, and they were dominating my feed.

There’s nothing wrong with slowly submitting content. Submitting too much, too quickly makes it hard to distinguish from spam.

Just my opinion. I understand that you are looking to build something, and therefore you disagree on submission frequency.

To add on to this, Tidal and Deezer are excellent alternatives to Spotify.

Says it’s sold out already

Best estimate that I’ve been about to find on Steam Deck sales is somewhere between 4-6 million, which considering everything is astounding. I’m on my second Deck (upgraded to OLED).

I actually decided to sit out the Switch 2 launch because I’m so satisfied with the Deck (and a lack of groundbreaking Nintendo games at launch).

There’s no meaningful difference in the eyes of the law. When she turns 18, then that’s different.

You’re suggesting he kidnaps a minor?

Exceptionally bad advice

You must be one of those “good employees” that gives employees like me a bad name

Never wanted to get out of work?

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And who among us hasn’t wanted to do this? This man is a hero

You want all this from someone you say is highly suicidal. You understand that you would be setting yourself up for failure, don’t you?

If she’s not in a good place, then your relationship will suffer. You need to be realistic here.

https://github.com/Anonymous941/MaternalBound-Redux-Photosensitivity