[HN Gopher] Sega's killing one of the only sources of legal ROMs...
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       Sega's killing one of the only sources of legal ROMs, delists 60
       classic games
        
       Author : mikhael
       Score  : 20 points
       Date   : 2024-11-10 18:12 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.gamesradar.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.gamesradar.com)
        
       | test27 wrote:
       | whaat
        
       | PittleyDunkin wrote:
       | At some point shareholders should start suing. How is this in
       | _anyone_ 's interest?
        
       | PrimeDirective wrote:
       | 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 wrote:
         | 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...
        
       | nubinetwork wrote:
       | Dupe/Related:
       | 
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42079008
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       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42081157
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       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42093290
        
       | jackvalentine wrote:
       | This kind of behaviour just increases the case that copyright is
       | too long.
        
       | ChrisArchitect wrote:
       | [dupe] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42081157
        
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