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90s PC game Cookie’s Bustle survives erasure campaign

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Source: Kotaku
90s PC game Cookie’s Bustle survives erasure campaign
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TL;DR

The Video Game History Foundation exposed a long-running copyright-strike campaign by Brandon White/Graceware to erase Cookie’s Bustle, a rare 1990s Japanese PC game, confirmed there was no rightful ownership, and facilitated its restoration so it can be shown and enjoyed again.

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  1. One Person’s Unhinged Crusade To Erase An Obscure PC Game From Existence Has Finally Been Stopped  Kotaku
  2. "They F**ked With Us": Video Game History Foundation Saves A Game From Copyright Trolls  GameSpot
  3. "Then They F**ked With Us" - Cookie's Bustle Has Finally Been Liberated From Copyright Troll Hell  Time Extension
  4. Copyright trolling kept evidence of Japanese cult classic Cookie's Bustle offline, until now  PC Gamer
  5. A game that has been missing since 1999 has been rescued from a troll who kept preventing its preservation  Softonic

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