So weird because as a kid, I would rent these video games day 1 from the local library… free of charge.
What is the issue now that they are retro. Shame.
Thankful to have all mine… back… up… and running.
Comment on Feds Say You Don’t Have a Right to Check Out Retro Video Games Like Library Books
uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
Feds are wrong, or would be if copyright continued to serve its original purpose (according to the Constitution of the United States) to create a robust public domain.
All media should be accessible through public libraries, and arguments by federal courts presumes that the public does not have vested interest in content. It presumes the government isn’t there to serve the public, which raises questions as to why we have government in the first place.
timetraveller@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Correctamundo! Intellectual property law is yet another thing that needs reform. I don’t even like the term “intellectual property”. It’s a modern invention. People with copyrights have always been copyright holders. You hold exclusive rights for a limited time, because the public agrees to let you. The IP industry has done a very effective job at converting everybody to thinking of rights as property and infringement as theft. We need to return to the original concept.
FreakinSteve@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
This is the kind of fucking bullshit that creates assholes like trump and rfk jr.
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
IMHO, RFK jr is pro environment and anti big phama. He changes his policies based on fashion more than money. He is populist, not corporatist.