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The Internet Archive is still sharing 2,600 blast-from-the-past DOS games, and these are still playable in web browsers - but no longer so via Twitter. We reported on what was almost definitely an anarchist plot to strangle global productivity at the time, but it seems Dick Costolo has terrified his workers into removing the …

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  1. Paul Crawford Silver badge
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    What? Did I miss Twitter having an actual use?

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    1. Mark 85
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      Obviously, you blinked. As did I. We missed something of major importance between the self-serving Twitterati's twits.. err.. tweets. OTOH, with the link, we can go get the games and not be bothered with Twitter.

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  2. Anonymous Coward
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    "Hazarding a guess, folks at The Register reckon it's a matter of Twitter ensuring there is no functionality..."

    I think the productivity theory is more likely, don't want companies blocking Twatter do they?

    There's more rules for these social networking sites than roller coasters, why bother with such a mono culture?

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    1. BobRocket
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      Available != Usage

      Just because something is available does not mean you can make use of it unless you have a license, it is good that these are available as I paid good money for quite a lot of them back in the day (mostly on 5.25).

      Cheers Reg for the link, I promise to only play those I paid for (like Wolfenstien)

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        1. User McUser
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          Re: Available != Usage

          Archives and Libraries are exempted from many (but not all) copyright restrictions, so in theory they may be well within their rights.

          If not, then I'm sure a hoard of lawyers will be dispatched to crush their bones and enslave their offspring and spouses (as required by the Berne Convention.)

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    2. phuzz Silver badge
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      They do have a takedown mechanism, but apparently only about 20 or so copyright holders have asked for their games to be removed.

      They've been hosting arcade games for almost six months now, so apparently nobody cares.

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