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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)
submitted 6 months ago by minnix@lemux.minnix.dev to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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[–] RedIce25@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Media needs to be future-proofed or else we risk repeating the around 75% of original silent-era films have perished and are forever lost.

[–] ATDA@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Meg: Well I'm gunna...

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Yo ho...

[–] portuga@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I wonder at what temperature do preserved video games burn?

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 6 months ago

198451° degrees

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[–] ben_dover@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago

god forbid

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 6 months ago

Oh, heaven forbid someone go to the library and enjoy a book they check out.

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