@mangeurdenuage
You know, I wasn't entirely aware of the 3 Year DMCA exemption clause, and I should be glad that such a clause exists- but it infuriates me because I know the IA guys had to fight tooth and fucking nail for something as middling as 3 years. I've been pretty tuned into the incredible amount of lawsuits and legal battles they've been dealing with over the years.
@lain Tying this into a reply to your response, yes; I completely agree that the only way to even win this sort of fight is to do nothing but force them to understand the reality that they will never stomp piracy out, whether it be perceived "piracy" from preservationists or people maliciously pirating current day releases. That's also not even a lie, they just can't stop that from happening.

I believe one of the only reasons some corporations(nintendo specifically here) even fight that hard is because of some arbitrary rulebook that copyright laws have forced them into ie the whole tired "they have to fight this or else they risk their IP" shit. Which is retarded tbh