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[–] FMT99@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Don't worry, we're going to preserve these games anyway. Copyright means absolutely nothing in the digital age.

[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

“Pirates” are Digital Archivists, preserving history for all of humanity. Just in the TTRPG space alone, there are so many out of print publications that would’ve been lost forever were it not for them, same with videogames as well.

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

pirating is wage-theft for the rest of us

except pirating is a crime and wage-theft requires civil action from employee