Vimms lair is starting to remove many roms that are being requested to be removed by Nintendo etc. soon many original roms, hacks, and translations will be lost forever. Can any of you help make archive torrents of roms from vimms lair and cdromance? They have hacks and translations that dont exist elsewhere and will probably be removed soon with ios emulation and retro handhelds bringing so much attention to roms and these sites

  • uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    22 days ago

    The whole point of IP laws (according to the Constitution of the United States) is to develop a robust public domain. Every registered idea, multiplied by every limited rights extention is a violation of public interest and public rights.

    By burying or failing to preserve content, they are in fact stealing from the public, since we won’t be able to access it when it is our right.

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      21 days ago

      This is America, the only law that is enforced is ownership by means of a monetary transaction.

      “Ownership” by public nature is laughed at.

      C.R.E.A.M :(

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        21 days ago

        Here in the US, there are no progressive legislative bodies. The Democratic party treats its progressive members as the red-haired stepchildren who have to dine at their own table.