Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name] to games@hexbear.netEnglish • 1 day agoPublishers 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 preservationwww.gamesradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1170arrow-down10cross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.worksgames@sh.itjust.worksgaming@beehaw.org
arrow-up1170arrow-down1external-linkPublishers 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 preservationwww.gamesradar.comYuritopiaposadism [none/use name] to games@hexbear.netEnglish • 1 day agomessage-square48fedilinkcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.worksgames@sh.itjust.worksgaming@beehaw.org
minus-squareFrogmanfromlake [none/use name]linkfedilinkEnglish13•23 hours agoThat, and they were incredibly careless with the new technology. Fires burned quite a few of them because they weren’t properly or carefully stored.
minus-squareMaoTheLawn [any, any]linkfedilinkEnglish9•edit-222 hours agoMost of Monty Python’s original work at the BBC was simply taped over to cut costs. The only reason any of it survived is because one of them hoarded a bunch of it in their attic.
That, and they were incredibly careless with the new technology. Fires burned quite a few of them because they weren’t properly or carefully stored.
Most of Monty Python’s original work at the BBC was simply taped over to cut costs. The only reason any of it survived is because one of them hoarded a bunch of it in their attic.