alessandro to PC Gaming · 26 days agoUS copyright law 'forces researchers to explore extra-legal methods' for game preservation, say historians who are 'disappointed' after being denied a DMCA exemptionwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1427arrow-down13
arrow-up1424arrow-down1external-linkUS copyright law 'forces researchers to explore extra-legal methods' for game preservation, say historians who are 'disappointed' after being denied a DMCA exemptionwww.pcgamer.comalessandro to PC Gaming · 26 days agomessage-square54fedilink
minus-squareTheOakTree@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up12·26 days agoDigital Rights Management, refers to software or hardware that limits access to something unless the user has authorization/licensing. It’s why you can’t copy someone’s game folder from steam and run it, or burn a PS2 disc and play it on an unmodded console.
Digital Rights Management, refers to software or hardware that limits access to something unless the user has authorization/licensing.
It’s why you can’t copy someone’s game folder from steam and run it, or burn a PS2 disc and play it on an unmodded console.