he Entertainment Software Association and the Electronic Frontier
Foundation are in a heated argument that could determine how archiving is
handled for games that run as services rather than standalone experiences.
The ESA is a group that exists to defend game industry interests, while the
EFF looks to defend digital rights.
The EFF recently contacted the U.S. Copyright Office to try to obtain legal
protection from the Digital Millenium Copyright Act for modifications done
in an effort to preserve games and maintain their playability. While it’s
certainly possible to do things like modify a console or use a hacked
server to run a game, it isn’t actually legal.
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