The same US Copyright Office decision that struck down a major game preservation effort also quietly reversed a historic DMCA win for accessibility advocates
Nov. 27, 2024A DMCA exemption letting people hack games for accessibility was quietly killed because nobody came forward to support it
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“Given the constraints of the rulemaking process,” the Copyright Office wrote in itsruling, “because the Office did not receive a petition to renew the current exemption, the Register is not able to recommend its renewal. The Office continues to support enactment of a permanent exemption.” Yes, you’re reading that right - the governmentwantsto make this accessibility exemption permanent. The rules just mean it can’t do so without an external advocate.
The ESA says its members won’t support the one form of game preservation that might actually work.
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