{"id":118825,"date":"2024-10-27T04:37:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T21:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=118825"},"modified":"2024-10-27T04:37:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T21:37:46","slug":"the-us-copyright-office-doesnt-want-to-give-you-access-to-video-game-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=118825","title":{"rendered":"The US Copyright Office Doesn&#8217;t Want To Give You Access To Video Game History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"The US Copyright Office Doesn't Want You To Be Able To Access Video Game History 1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.timeextension.com\/bea846d7b9417\/the-us-copyright-office-doesnt-want-you-to-be-able-to-access-video-game-history-1.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.timeextension.com\/bea846d7b9417\/the-us-copyright-office-doesnt-want-you-to-be-able-to-access-video-game-history-1.450x.jpg 450w, https:\/\/images.timeextension.com\/bea846d7b9417\/the-us-copyright-office-doesnt-want-you-to-be-able-to-access-video-game-history-1.900x.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 450px, (min-width: 800px)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.timeextension.com\/bea846d7b9417\/the-us-copyright-office-doesnt-want-you-to-be-able-to-access-video-game-history-1.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"519\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The US Copyright Office Doesn't Want You To Be Able To Access Video Game History 1\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\">Andy Spencer of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeextension.com\/news\/2024\/04\/events-retro-computer-museums-awesome-world-famous-legendary-gathering-april-2024\">Retro Computer Museum<\/a> in the UK browses some shelves \u2014 <em class=\"credit\"><span class=\"icon icon-photo\"\/> Image: Damien McFerran \/ Time Extension<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A short time ago, the excellent and hard-working people at <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/gamehistory.org\/\">The Video Game History Foundation<\/a> ran a report which showed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeextension.com\/news\/2023\/07\/shocking-study-reveals-87percent-of-classic-games-are-critically-endangered\">almost 90% of video games released before 2010<\/a> were no longer obtainable legally.<\/p>\n<p>The Foundation has been fighting to force an exemption in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) that would allow libraries to make digital copies of games available to the general public in much the same way that traditional libraries distribute books.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, the US Copyright Office has decided to block such a move in a serious blow to video game preservation (thanks, <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/feds-say-you-dont-have-a-right-to-check-out-retro-video-games-like-library-books-2000516767\">Gizmodo<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>As it currently stands, the law prevents access to out-of-print video games that remain under copyright. Libraries are allowed to hold such copies but can only grant access to one person at a time \u2013 and only in person.<\/p>\n<p>The VGHF argued that an exemption should be made which would allow multiple people to access video game content stored in libraries and other repositories and do so remotely \u2013 massively opening up video game history to a wider audience of dedicated fans, academics and developers.<\/p>\n<p>The trouble is, powerful groups within the industry \u2013 including the Entertainment Software Association \u2013 don&#8217;t want this to happen and have been lobbying to prevent the exemption from being passed. They argue that there simply aren&#8217;t enough safeguards in place to ensure that users wouldn&#8217;t illegally back up and distribute games they had borrowed from a library.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/gamehistoryorg\/status\/1849867129828540769 @ 2024-10-26T18:52:04+01:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" align=\"center\"><p><span lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tuGsUZMrcp\">https:\/\/t.co\/tuGsUZMrcp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AyPu072rrY\">pic.twitter.com\/AyPu072rrY<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Video Game History Foundation (@GameHistoryOrg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GameHistoryOrg\/status\/1849867129828540769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The ESA and its allies have also argued that such a system would damage the market for classic and retro games, which rather misses the point that thousands of video games are currently out of print, with no legal means of obtaining them \u2013 short of hunting own original copies (many of which are at risk of being lost forever thanks to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeextension.com\/news\/2024\/01\/this-game-preservation-group-wants-to-archive-laserdisc-games-before-theyre-lost-forever\">volatile nature<\/a> of the media they were published on).<\/p>\n<p>Such a viewpoint ignores the fact that libraries loan commercially available books for free, and this doesn&#8217;t harm the publishing industry \u2013 in fact, you could argue that it does the exact opposite, as people who read books tend to recommend them to their friends, generating more potential sales.<\/p>\n<p>The VGHF has argued that controls could be used, such as time limits or a distribution system which means the end user doesn&#8217;t actually have access to the game itself, but instead streams it in very much the same way that services like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeextension.com\/features\/interview-antstreams-steve-cottam-on-bringing-retro-gaming-to-the-masses-via-the-cloud\">Antstream<\/a> operate. However, such safeguards clearly couldn&#8217;t convince those in charge to make the change.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re not done fighting here,&#8221; says the VGHF in a <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/gamehistory.org\/dmca-2024-statement\/\">statement<\/a>. &#8220;We will continue our advocacy for greater access and legal allowances for video game preservation and working with members of the game industry to increase internal awareness around these issues. We encourage members of the game industry who are disappointed by the Copyright Office\u2019s decision to ask their leadership to push for greater support for the work of libraries and archives within their industry groups.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Once again, it falls to emulation and &#8220;illegal&#8221; ROM sites to preserve video game history; the industry itself clearly isn&#8217;t interested. &#8220;The game industry\u2019s absolutist position forces researchers to explore extra-legal methods to access the vast majority of out-of-print video games that are otherwise unavailable,\u201d says the VGHF.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:timeextension.com\/ssl\/related-articles:159771,171953,169001 @ 2024-10-26T21:36:25+01:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\">\n\t<!-- cache: html:timeextension.com\/ssl\/article-next-prev\/news\/2024\/10\/the-us-copyright-office-doesnt-want-to-give-you-access-to-video-game-history @ 2024-10-26T22:33:07+01:00 --><\/p>\n<section class=\"article-next-prev\">\n<nav class=\"article-prev\">\n<p class=\"image\"><a title=\"Previous Article: Anniversary: GTA: San Andreas, The PS2's Best-Selling Game, Turns 20 Today\" data-event-category=\"Suggestions\" data-event-action=\"Article Previous\" class=\"scanlines\" data-event-label=\"Image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timeextension.com\/news\/2024\/10\/anniversary-gta-san-andreas-the-ps2s-best-selling-game-turns-20-today\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.timeextension.com\/f7996e334cbaa\/300x150.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Previous Article: Anniversary: GTA: San Andreas, The PS2's Best-Selling Game, Turns 20 Today\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"button\"><a title=\"Previous Article: Anniversary: GTA: San Andreas, The PS2's Best-Selling Game, Turns 20 Today\" data-event-category=\"Suggestions\" data-event-action=\"Article Previous\" data-event-label=\"Arrow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timeextension.com\/news\/2024\/10\/anniversary-gta-san-andreas-the-ps2s-best-selling-game-turns-20-today\"><span class=\"icon icon-caret-left\"\/> <span>Prev<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/nav>\n<nav class=\"article-next\">\n<p class=\"image\"><a title=\"Next Article: Pre-Vanillaware Saturn Classic 'Princess Crown' Finally Gets An English Translation, Thanks To Fans\" data-event-category=\"Suggestions\" data-event-action=\"Article Next\" class=\"scanlines\" data-event-label=\"Image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timeextension.com\/news\/2024\/10\/pre-vanillaware-saturn-classic-princess-crown-finally-gets-an-english-translation-thanks-to-fans\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.timeextension.com\/210cb0c3b2e61\/300x150.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Next Article: Pre-Vanillaware Saturn Classic 'Princess Crown' Finally Gets An English Translation, Thanks To Fans\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"button\"><a title=\"Next Article: Pre-Vanillaware Saturn Classic 'Princess Crown' Finally Gets An English Translation, Thanks To Fans\" data-event-category=\"Suggestions\" data-event-action=\"Article Next\" data-event-label=\"Arrow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timeextension.com\/news\/2024\/10\/pre-vanillaware-saturn-classic-princess-crown-finally-gets-an-english-translation-thanks-to-fans\"><span>Next<\/span> <span class=\"icon icon-caret-right\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/nav>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"related-content\">\n<div class=\"optional\">\n<section class=\"block author\">\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.timeextension.com\/users\/794\/avatar.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Damien McFerran\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>Damien has been writing professionally about tech and video games since 2007 and oversees all of Hookshot Media&#8217;s sites from an editorial perspective. 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