IDSA Forces Arcade Game Manual Archive Offline 215
AtariKee writes "The IDSA and the DMCA has struck again, this time forcing the maintainer of Stormaster.com, a coin-operated video game manual and tech information archive, to shut down. Stormaster has been an invaluable resource for collectors of classic coin-operated video games for years, and this loss further demonstrates the idiocy that is the DMCA. I can understand ROM images to some extent, but 25 year old coin-op operator/tech manuals? The full text of the IDSA's letter can be read on Stormaster's site." Previous Slashdot posts about IDSA (Interactive Digital Software Association) show that this is typical of the organization.
looking at the letter... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Anybody notice this: (Score:2, Funny)
Come on people... (Score:4, Funny)
Coin-op... what? (Score:4, Funny)
Instructions
1) Select manuals to be read.
2) Insert coin(s) to buy time.
3) To extend time, press the red button and insert more coins...
Hmm. If they lawyers are _really_ picky... (Score:2, Funny)
... they can still sue him. Quote from the end of the email:
Note: The information transmitted in this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, reproduction, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from all computers.
Re:Coin-op... what? (Score:1, Funny)
5) DMCA!! (argghhhh!)
Re:By that logic I should be able to write this: (Score:2, Funny)
interactive DIGITAL SOFTWARE assoc. (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Anybody notice this: (Score:3, Funny)
No, that is plain old viewing. However there are probably people posting their REVIEWS of the letter on slashdot right now.
P.S. Yes, I hit PREVEIW before posting LOL!
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Re:Looks fake to me (Score:3, Funny)
Unless you happen to be getting e-mail from god, in which case I think you have bigger issues than copyright law!
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