would love to see a revamped copyright regime that essentially ceded stuff like “long forgotten video games” entirely to the public domain. if sega goes to a judge and says “these people are emulating astro boy: omega factor!!!” the correct response from the judge should be “who gives a shit”
My god is that @jparish.bsky.social 's music
The People (a person) (me) demands that anyone have full, unfettered access to No One Lives Forever
1. There are playable video game archives - UMich has the one I know most about. 2. Because of those archives, libraries have been really active in petitioning for DMCA exemptions for video game & software preservation - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-10-28/pdf/2021-23311.pdf (PDF)
What a fucking pull, great game
Bluesky wins on privacy - meta and Twitter are data hogs - I never put FB on my phone for that reasons nor did I ever use WhatsApp
Copyright law needs to go back to what it was - there so the creator can eat and then released to the public if not renewed. Or, better yet, DIE, CAPITALISM, DIE!
A 20-year copyright on all works, with an option to renew once for another 20 years, seems reasonable. 40 years max. And if you can’t be bothered to renew by the deadline, it immediately goes to the public domain because you obviously didn’t care that much.
Ironic choice, I believe Sega are one of the least bothered by old games being preserved, whereas a certain competitor beginning with N is far more litigious...
The more correct response: Good, preserving culture is great!
Back in the Abandonware days, a few sites had a policy where if there was no way of purchasing it from a retailer (this was long before digital distribution), it was fair game, but if it became available, it was pulled out. Illegal, but more sane than the law.