Current Events > US Copyright Office denies major effort for game preservation.

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The reason is "publishers are afraid games stored for preservation would be used recreationally." Not even talking about personal emulation uses but aiming to try to have video game libraries for public access, for games that are no longer distributed. Publishers don't want that because they're like "but...what will happen if we want to re-release these games at full price?"

Had to separate the link with a space

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/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/

Really sucks that games can't get preservation efforts like other media can (though big corpos are certainly trying to change that too).

I can see why they'd make such a ruling. If you are trying to host games and dish them out to whoever wants them. I'm not even saying "think of the poor publishers" or anything.

BakonBitz posted...

"but...what will happen if we want to re-release these games at full price?"

They they should put up or shut up.

We need use it or lose it copyrights.