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gamingtech2 years ago•3 min saved

Preserving Gaming History: The Battle for Emulation and Conservation

The fight to save old video games involves organizations like the Video Game History Foundation and Digital Eclipse, as well as engineers and developers working on emulation and restoration projects. Efforts are being made to ensure that games from consoles like Atari, SNES, Sega Genesis, and Game Boy can still be played even after the original hardware becomes obsolete. However, the laws surrounding copyright and distribution need to change to allow for preservation and lending of digital game copies. The debate revolves around compensating developers while also ensuring that gaming history is not lost.

via The Verge|

#copyright-laws #emulation #gaming-history

arts-and-entertainment2 years ago

Supreme Court Finds Warhol's Prince Image Infringes Copyright.

The US Supreme Court has ruled that Andy Warhol's use of a photograph of Prince in his artwork "Prince Series" breached copyright laws. The decision overturns a previous ruling that the work was protected under the "fair use" doctrine. The case was brought by the late musician's estate, which argued that Warhol's use of the image was not transformative enough to be considered fair use.

via The Wall Street Journal|

#andy-warhol #art #arts-and-entertainment

entertainment2 years ago•1 min saved

David Choe's 'Rapey Behavior' Comments Resurface, Sparks Backlash and Copyright Controversy

Actor David Choe, who stars in Netflix's Beef, has used copyright laws to have Twitter take down resurfaced audio clips from a 2014 episode of the now-defunct podcast DVDASA, where he admitted to "rapey behavior." Choe seemingly shielded himself from backlash by citing copyright infringement. In the clips, Choe retells a story where he forced a masseuse into performing oral sex on him. Choe had already denied the story in 2014, saying that his podcast was not a news show and that the stories were not fact.

via Deadline|