I don't usually post stuff like this here, but considering the campaign is nearing its end, this is a final reminder that if you are an EU citizen, to go and sign the petition to help preserve our video games, if you haven't already.
I am hoping for one final push to try and get this out there… And mods, I'm sorry if this breaks any rules. I did check but this doesn't seem to be covered.
https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home
Edit: Thank you mysterious Redditors for my first ever awards!
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# Fuck PirateSoftware.
https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home
It won’t do anything. There are a million ways to circumvent this.
People just need to let old online games go. Move on with your lives.
Why is it ending? I don’t understand? Doesn’t seem like something that has to?
Can people in the UK sign?
I think passing a law requiring this will hurt game development. It increases even further the already large budgets for games, making them even more risky.
I’m American so I can’t sign but commenting to boost!
Wonder what the petition numbers would be if it was allowed global backing instead of just small bits of the EU
Thank you for keeping up the good fight and reminding/ informing people of the deadline to sign. Hopefully it’ll still get enough votes to pass before the end, or failing that another opportunity for us to help save games preservation comes later on that we can all work towards. (And hopefully not have a narcissistic nepobaby know-it-all ruin it with a woefully misinformed take).
The only reason we can still play old games, like Red Alert 2, is because the devs didn’t brick it and lock us out. Everyone should support this.
I’m an American, but I’ve heard plenty of the “license” crap before. The whole “You agree that you do not actually own a copy of the game but actually the license to play the game and we can pull the game any time we want” stuff. I’m rooting for you guys!
American here as well, commenting to give you wonder folks a boost!!