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IDSA Requests VIC 20 Cartridge Roms Takedown

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the obsolescence-is-no-excuse dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The VIC20 cartridge dump archive has been taken down by FUNET following a request by the IDSA (Interactive Digital Software Association). More info from comp.sys.cbm." Of course, VIC 20 users are now going to have to buy their cartridges in stores, and by "stores", I mean garage sales, flea markets, and swap meets.

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  1. Re:Copyright by aridhol · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Hey, I didn't say I agree with the way copyrights are currently handled. I just said that, in the eyes of the law, they're "protected" by copyright.

    Personally, I think copyright should cease to apply when you no longer use the material in question. This would prevent Disney from "vault"ing movies, or software companies from suing abandonware sites.

    The only problem I see with this is handling old versions of software that are still being maintained. For example, Windows is still being maintained, but Windows 3.1 isn't. I'm not sure how to handle that situation.

    For most things (books, movies, alot of software), it would be fairly clear-cut. Of course, there's probably something I haven't thought of.

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    I can't say that I don't give a fuck. I've just run out of fuck to give.