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Preserve Your Games with the Open Source Cartridge Reader (www.retronews.com)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The Open Source Cartridge Reader (OSCR) is a versatile tool designed to help preserve video game cartridges and save data. Developed by Sanni and the community, this device allows users to back up ROM files and save games from a wide range of vintage consoles.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago (23 children)

This is really cool, but I wonder how long it’ll last before they are bullied with legal threats.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago (17 children)

I think dumping your game cartridges is legal, otherwise you couldn't emulate games legally.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The thing about legal threats is that they can work even if the theory they are based on isn't any good. Fee-shifting isn't always guaranteed, if it is available at all. Capital has already budgeted for its lawyers this year, have you?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yep, this even has a name, SLAPP.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I'm not sure if this would strictly be a SLAPP rather than general litigious bullying (GLiB has a nice ring to it actually.)

In this respect though open sourcing it was a good move. Even if the creator were to be blocked from distributing, it's out there.

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