U.S Copyright Office Considering Exemption for Abandoned Online Games

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U.S Copyright Office Considering Exemption for Abandoned Online Games

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The U.S Copyright Office is currently considering whether to loosen DMCA's provisions for abandoned online games. Currently there are preservation exemptions to keep abandoned games accessible, however the current exemptions do not cover online games. TorrentFreak is reporting that the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is opposing the request, stating that it would allow people to recreate online environments using server code that was never publicly released as well as possibly being used for profit.
https://torrentfreak.com/game-companies ... es-180217/
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