US copyright law ‘forces researchers to explore extra-legal methods’ for game preservation, say historians who are ‘disappointed’ after being denied a DMCA exemption
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US copyright law ‘forces researchers to explore extra-legal methods’ for game preservation, say historians who are ‘disappointed’ after being denied a DMCA exemption
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The Video Game History Foundation had proposed rule changes that would make it easier for researchers and archivist to legally access old games.
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They are in physical form, so they all still have the original DRM. And if the DRM has been cracked, then a torrent probably already exists.

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If the game is popular enough, I guess

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