HoiPolloi [none/use name]@hexbear.nettogames@hexbear.net•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 preservationEnglish
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2 days agoNot to mention all the remakes game companies are churning out. I don’t think people would be as eager to buy them if the originals are accessible.
This is probably copium, but it reminds me of the Strategic Hamlet Program, which failed to isolate Vietnamese peasant from the Viet Cong. If anything, it ended up making them more sympathetic to North Vietnam.