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[–] EmoThugInMyPhase@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What if they just… lied? Like is there really some 70 year old guy on the ethics and inventory committee going through the storage unit to make sure you have a physical copy of ET for the Atari?

[–] Moonworm@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago

It would probably jeopardize their funding and maybe even the entire organization if anyone were to ever find out.

[–] D61@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

Copyright troll businesses are a thing, so probably covering as much of their ass as they can.

[–] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

If they actually want to publish research they need legal rights to break the DRM