• Fedizen@lemmy.world
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    24 days ago

    copyright should also expire when something goes out of print or, if its hardware locked, when the hardware is no longer available.

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      24 days ago

      I’ve been collecting abandonware since 2000. I lost good chunk of my collection due to a harddrive crash some years ago, but I recovered it and expanded upon it. My logic has been the same. It isn’t about wanting to play it (I don’t play the majority of the games I download) it is entirely about perserving them. Maybe one day I’ll make my collection a torrent for all to share.