Xatolos to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoCan an online library of classic video games ever be legal?arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1261cross-posted to: gaming@beehaw.org
arrow-up1261external-linkCan an online library of classic video games ever be legal?arstechnica.comXatolos to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square48fedilinkcross-posted to: gaming@beehaw.org
minus-squarehamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoAbandonware amounts to “the rights holder no longer exists or no one knows who owns the rights anymore” or, more clearly “no one is enforcing their rights to this game anymore for whatever reason, so it’s de facto public domain.”
Abandonware amounts to “the rights holder no longer exists or no one knows who owns the rights anymore” or, more clearly “no one is enforcing their rights to this game anymore for whatever reason, so it’s de facto public domain.”