U.S. Copyright Office Blocks Access
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•Feds Say You Donât Have a Right to Check Out Retro Video Games Like Library Books
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Feds declared you or any researcher has no right to access old video games under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act .
Video Games History Foundation study found you canât legally buy nearly 90% of games from before 2010 .
Preservationists have been looking for ways to allow people to legally access gaming history.
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