US Copyright Office Denies Remote Access to Out-of-Print Games
US Copyright Office Denies Remote Access to Out-of-Print Games
The US Copyright Office has denied a request to allow remote access to out-of-print video games, a decision that impacts video game preservation efforts. The request, supported by the Video Game History Foundation and the Software Preservation Network, aimed to let libraries and archives digitally s...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21381209
The US Copyright Office has denied a request to allow remote access to out-of-print video games, a decision that impacts video game preservation efforts.
This means nothing towards the legality of acquiring things that can no longer be legally purchased. It just means you won't be downloading a Mario rom from the Library of Congress. ... when ever Nintendo even lets their control die anyways. Maybe in the 2200's...