well it seems another blow to the DMCA.... here is the breakdown
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In a document published by the Library's Registrar, new exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act have been announced that will allow players and preservationists to alter games with defunct online servers in order to make them playable once again.
"Many modern video games — which may be played on a personal computer or a dedicated gaming console — require a network connection to a remote server operated by the game's developer to enable core functionalities," the document explains. Thus, when developers are no longer able or willing to maintain these servers, games — and gamers — suffer the consequences.
The Registrar concluded that "the record supported granting an exemption for video games that require communication with an authentication server to allow gameplay when the requisite server is taken offline." This means that, despite the DMCA's language blocking this kind of activity, fans, museums and libraries can now take necessary action to continue playing server-based games."
sorry if it's greek to me but from what I saw this makes Jailbreaking/hacking certain consoles for Archivist to use the hardware for retro games that passed their copyright date but not ones linked to current IP's that are still on going like Pokémon or Mario) if I'm wrong please correct me I also think it disallows Servers to close without certain conditions (could the Wii/NDS servers be coming back online?)
source
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/games...of-abandoned-games/ar-BBmvrnS?ocid=spartandhp
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In a document published by the Library's Registrar, new exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act have been announced that will allow players and preservationists to alter games with defunct online servers in order to make them playable once again.
"Many modern video games — which may be played on a personal computer or a dedicated gaming console — require a network connection to a remote server operated by the game's developer to enable core functionalities," the document explains. Thus, when developers are no longer able or willing to maintain these servers, games — and gamers — suffer the consequences.
The Registrar concluded that "the record supported granting an exemption for video games that require communication with an authentication server to allow gameplay when the requisite server is taken offline." This means that, despite the DMCA's language blocking this kind of activity, fans, museums and libraries can now take necessary action to continue playing server-based games."
sorry if it's greek to me but from what I saw this makes Jailbreaking/hacking certain consoles for Archivist to use the hardware for retro games that passed their copyright date but not ones linked to current IP's that are still on going like Pokémon or Mario) if I'm wrong please correct me I also think it disallows Servers to close without certain conditions (could the Wii/NDS servers be coming back online?)
source
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/games...of-abandoned-games/ar-BBmvrnS?ocid=spartandhp