Nintendo’s Wii U and 3DS online services will shut down in April
It’ll never happen, but I think codifying a concept similar to “abandonware” in law would be a huge step forward. If a person can’t buy or rent a piece of media, then it should be able to be freely shared.<p>Maybe add a short time-out period in case there are momentary hiccups with a creator.<p>Make it apply not just to videogames, but books, movies, music, etc.<p>After all, if you can’t buy it, you’re not depriving the creator of revenue.<p>Actually, looking back at what I wrote, I think maybe I’m just describing the Copyright system as it was originally envisioned before times were extended to such ridiculous lengths. Whoops.