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Sega's killing one of the only sources of legal ROMs, delists 60 classic games

• test27 2y ago
  whaat
• PittleyDunkin 2y ago
  At some point shareholders should start suing. How is this in anyone's interest?
• PrimeDirective 2y ago
  Genuine question, do you really own these ROMs or rent them from Steam? Practically speaking, as long as you can move the ROM files, sure. But legally?
  • jackvalentine 2y ago
    You licence it. In response to California law requiring this to be made clear, they have updated the purchase screens thusly: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/10/steam-now-reminds-you-that-it-really-sells-a-license-for-a-digital-product/ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/10/steam-now-reminds-you...
• nubinetwork 2y ago
  Dupe/Related: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42079008 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42079008 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42081157 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42081157 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42093290 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42093290
• jackvalentine 2y ago
  This kind of behaviour just bolsters the case that copyright is too long.
  • foxyv 2y ago
    We at least need an abandonment clause to copyright law for software. If you no longer produce copies of a thing for sale, then you lose the copyright after a certain reduced period.
    • az09mugen 2y ago
      Definitively, some legal status for abandonware.
• ChrisArchitect 2y ago
  [dupe] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42081157 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42081157
• indigodaddy 2y ago
  Are you good if already purchased before the delisting date?
  • jeeva 2y ago
    Yes, based on previous experience with this sort of delisting happening.