PC Gaming · 11 hours 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 · 11 hours 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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Well, it should expire at 9 years after the work was made, but to reinforce that, it should be owned by a finite being.

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