The U.S. Copyright Office denied an exemption from the DMCA to allow gaming historians to access out-of-print games they can’t legally get.

“Most of the world’s video games from close to 50 years of history are effectively, legally dead. A Video Games History Foundation study found you can’t buy nearly 90% of games from before 2010. Preservationists have been looking for ways to allow people to legally access gaming history, but the U.S. Copyright Office dealt them a heavy blow Friday. Feds declared that you or any researcher has no right to access old games under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, or DMCA.”

  • stoy@lemmy.zipEnglish
    661·
    2 months ago

    Federal law does not apply to me as a Swede in Sweden.

      • conc@lemmy.mlEnglish
        19·
        2 months ago

        I’m not downloading it, the bits are travelling to my hard drive.

        • Bazoogle@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          2 months ago

          May I could check out a paper copy of those bits, would that be okay? Then it’s not a digital copy

      • PriorityMotif@lemmy.worldEnglish
        23·
        2 months ago

        The concept of the sovereign citizen makes sense. You never consented to the laws you’re being held to. You’re forced into this system with no other options. Of course only people who have committed crimes and lost their drivers license and etc. try to evoke their weird ideas in court. But how is that any different than the laws and standards they’re being held to? Laws are written by politicians, some of the dumbest people in our society, heavily influenced by the wealthy. Laws are enforced only at the lowest levels, against people just struggling to survive to “protect the social order” it might as well be the Indian caste system. Laws are wildly unfair and applied excessively to the average person.

        • Trailblazing Braille Taser@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          4·
          2 months ago

          I’m sympathetic if you’re living off the grid and don’t use public infrastructure. But the “sovereign citizens” that we usually hear about have already implicitly accepted the social contract and are now trying to weasel out of the consequences. The license plates that say “private; no license required” are just utter balogna.

          That said, I’m completely in support of nonviolent resistance against unjust laws. But most sovereign citizens, in my estimation, are not protesting in support of any higher cause.

        • x00z@lemmy.worldEnglish
          12·
          2 months ago

          I meant as in country laws instead of local laws from municipalities and regions.

          We have federal laws and local laws where I live, but I don’t live in a federation either.

          • ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            5·
            2 months ago

            There are no “local laws” in Sweden that differ between parts of the country, only laws that apply to the entire country.

            • Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1·
              2 months ago

              According to the English version of the Swedish government’s website, Sweden does have local laws though? It says there are 23 regions, with 290 municipalities, that are allowed, and have laws, that pertain only to that district/municipality. That the central Swedish government regulates their governance to make sure it adheres to constitution’s, and central government law also regulates these areas.

              Reading more, there are police local to these regions and local municipalities too. With central government investigative authorities. So, what’s the deal with what you are saying, vs what the Swedish government claims

              • ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
                3·
                2 months ago

                Maybe something with translation IDK. Municipalities can have different regulations, and breaking them can carry a penalty. But these are not laws.

                The “central investigative authorities” are the same police institution as regional police, they’re just a different department so to speak.

                • x00z@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  21·
                  2 months ago

                  So every police officer can go and answer every call?

                  Over here we have police zones, and police officers patrol their own zone and handle the issues of their own zone (as long as no outside backup is required). Then we have the federal police that handle national issues and stuff like murders.

                  • lud@lemm.eeEnglish
                    1·
                    2 months ago

                    The police is called “polismyndigheten” which is a governmental organisation where all police staff (both civilians and no civilians) are employed (with some exceptions like the “security police” which is a fully separate organisation).

                    And no, a police from the Stockholm police won’t patrol in a city on the other side of the country. There are police districts and such but it’s still the same organisation. You could probably get transferred to the other side of the country, but that would obviously be a bad idea unless the employee is moving anyways. I suspect the union might have something to say if they decide to transfer people wherever for no reason.

                    Except in informal settings the police is only called the police. For example police cars only say “Police” and never “Stockholm police” or similar.

                    But there are obviously some specialised divisions/groups within the organisation that are only present in one place (probably Stockholm). A very small police station in a small town could very well be investigating murder but I suspect they will likely want help from some other station or specialist division if the case is complex.