Episode 163: The Complexities of EULAs

<p>Phil Salvador interviews Amy Thomas, legal expert and author of <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/copyright-contract-and-video-games-9781509988044/"><em>Copyright, Contract, and Video Games: Terms of Play</em></a>, about the evolving landscape of digital rights and ownership in gaming. In this episode, Amy discusses her journey from studying Microsoft&#39;s Xbox One EULA in 2013; the complexities of EULAs, user rights, and the impact of digital ownership on game preservation; her research on possibly the earliest EULA, found in 1985 for Pitfall II; and the challenges of digital preservation, including implications of Sony&#39;s recent decision to discontinue physical PlayStation discs.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mentioned in the show:</strong> </p><p>Tandy Software License: <a href="https://colorcomputerarchive.com/repo/Documents/Manuals/Games/Pitfall%20II%20(Tandy).pdf"><u>https://colorcomputerarchive.com/repo/Documents/Manuals/Games/Pitfall%20II%20(Tandy).pdf</u></a></p><p>Moria License: <a href="https://free-moria.sourceforge.net/moria-non-free-license.txt"><u>https://free-moria.sourceforge.net/moria-non-free-license.txt</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>You can listen to the <em>Video Game History Hour</em> every other Wednesday on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/gamehistoryorg"><u>Patreon</u></a> (one day early at the $5 tier and above), on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2CEzMOWHChEvtxzgOOTJQG?si=mOS92GLXTHirp1JPRjoiiQ"><u>Spotify</u></a>, or on our <a href="https://gamehistory.org/the-video-game-history-hour/"><u>website</u></a>.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>See more from Amy Thomas:</strong></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-thomas-7848ab135/"><u>/amy-thomas</u></a></p><p>The Centre for Regulation of the Creative Economy, University of Glasgow: <a href="https://www.create.ac.uk/"><u>create.ac.uk</u></a></p><p>Upcoming speaking engagement: <a href="https://my.nms.ac.uk/23690/23691"><u>Playable Heritage: Creating a Collaborative Framework for Collecting Video Game Culture</u></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Video Game History Foundation:</strong></p><p>Email: <a href="mailto:podcast@gamehistory.org"><u>podcast@gamehistory.org</u></a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://gamehistory.org/"><u>gamehistory.org</u></a></p><p>Support us on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/gamehistoryorg"><u>/gamehistoryorg</u></a></p>