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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)
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[โ€“] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Of course they'll be used for "recreational purposes". How do they think museums are supposed to work?

[โ€“] embed_me@programming.dev 3 points 2 weeks ago

Educational purposes? But yeah the difference is thin in my opinion