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		lupire on April 18, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The games Nintendo didn't want you to play: Tengen Hacked not abused. Nintendo abused the copyright system to lock out cartridges.

zinekeller on April 18, 2022 [–]

Nope, while Nintendo definitely abused copyright law doesn't mean Atari/Tengen is in the clear. They specifically requested the lockout code fron the US Copyright Office under the pretense that they'll be suing Nintendo.

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