Copyright Office Adds DMCA Exemption for 'Abandoned' Online Games

Re:Copyright Office Adds DMCA Exemption for 'Abandoned' Onli... by userbinator on Monday October 29, 2018 @08:08AM (#18326783)

Just recently there was the Right to Repair change, and now this. Looks like things are going in the right direction.

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Re:Copyright Office Adds DMCA Exemption for 'Abandoned' Onli... by bitwize on Monday October 29, 2018 @08:27AM (#18326902)

If they forget to re-exempt it in three years, it becomes a felony again.

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Re:Copyright Office Adds DMCA Exemption for 'Abandoned' Onli... by gergles on Monday October 29, 2018 @09:15AM (#18327221)

The process doesn't work like this anymore; now the copyright industry has to argue that the exemption should be removed and there are a narrow number of reasons why this could be done.

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Re:Copyright Office Adds DMCA Exemption for 'Abandoned' Onli... by astrodust on Monday October 29, 2018 @11:30AM (#18328293)

I'm not sure this is a trend, more like a peculiar anomaly.

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