Tuesday, October 27, 2015

"Single-player games with dead authentication servers ruled DMCA exempt"

"However, the U.S. Copyright Office will permit preservationists to modify console firmware in order to make video games playable if their remote authentication systems are discontinued, but only if those modified consoles are used for non-commercial purposes in institutions which are 'open to the public and/or to unafficiliated researchers,' like libraries and museums."