Video Game History Foundation Defeats Copyright Troll to Preserve Cult Classic 'Cookie's Bustle'
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Summary
The article details how the Video Game History Foundation successfully defended against a copyright troll who was attempting to impede their preservation work on the cult classic game 'Cookie's Bustle.' The foundation received a rare physical copy of the 1999 Japanese game and faced legal threats from an individual claiming copyright ownership. Through legal research and strategic action, they determined the claims were invalid and successfully stopped the troll, allowing them to continue their preservation efforts for this unusual, genre-defying game that has developed a cult following.
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· 4 pulledThere's nothing quite like Cookie's Bustle, a computer game released by Japanese developer Rodik in 1999.
The game has built a cult reputation over the last few years because of its unusual, genre-defying content, which is too complicated and confusing to summarize accurately in one sentence.
A few years ago, the Video Game History Foundation was donated a rare physical copy of Cookie's Bustle.
We've stopped a persistent copyright troll who was trying to impede our work. Here's everything we learned—and how we beat them.
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