Copyright Office Adds DMCA Exemption for 'Abandoned' Online Games

Re:Copyright Office Adds DMCA Exemption for 'Abandoned' Onli... by 52-6F-62 on Monday October 29, 2018 @10:25AM (#18327767)

So I guess this rules out archive.org taking up the mantle?

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Re:Copyright Office Adds DMCA Exemption for 'Abandoned' Onli... by dunham on Monday October 29, 2018 @10:32AM (#18327819)

Perhaps they could become a "museum" and change a dollar for "membership"? (Kinda like the bars in Utah.)

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Re:Copyright Office Adds DMCA Exemption for 'Abandoned' Onli... by drewmate on Monday October 29, 2018 @11:23AM (#18328225)

I like the analogy; it's an apt workaround for this sort of problem.

Just FYI, Utah is slowly modernizing its alcohol laws and as of 2009 no longer requires 'club membership' to enter a bar. [0]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_laws_of_Utah#2009_effo...

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Re:Copyright Office Adds DMCA Exemption for 'Abandoned' Onli... by derefr on Monday October 29, 2018 @05:33PM (#18331722)

A closer comparison is the Vancouver International Film Festival. From their website:

> Under the laws of our province, only registered non-profit film societies such as VIFF are allowed to screen films that have not been classified by Consumer Protection BC. Only members are permitted to be present at the place where a non-classified film is being exhibited.

...so they charge $2 annually for membership, where you can pay that fee along with your ticket (and then keep the membership for any other shows you're going to see that year.)

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Re:Copyright Office Adds DMCA Exemption for 'Abandoned' Onli... by monocasa on Monday October 29, 2018 @11:28AM (#18328275)

Aren't they a library?

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