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U.S. Copyright Office rejects DMCA exemption to support game preservation (www.gamedeveloper.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by ampersandrew@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world
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This sucks.

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[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Are you referring to the DMCA? That was never to help the little guy.

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 31 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

no i should have specified. i meant the very idea and instantiation of 'copyright' itself

https://www.copyright.gov/title17/

[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Ah, I see. Yep, the Statute of Anne broke up the Shakespearean monopolies and after that brief high point, it was all downhill.