Magazines Should be an Collection Item

[Cobra]

True, it would be copyrighted. Ironically it is kind of funny as all of the game scans technically would be in breach of copyright too.

Although I'm sure there would be a lot less of a chance of the game developers/publishers acting on this than former magazine reviewers.

[Tan]

I think somewhere down the line there's an understanding that scans and screenshots etc form the basis for an non-profit archive and that preserving gaming history only helps those publishers and developers in the long run.

Reviews however, are creative materials made for a title, not from one, and they fall under privately owned literature not retail information. That's why we have the disclaimer at the bottom of every submission, to protect our rights as well as that of the member. If someone's work is added without their consent to the disclaimer, it's unprotected and unauthorized.

I'd love for a steady stream of reviews to come in from our members. It's the one thing in the database that is almost non-existent from one section to the next. Nearly 37,000 games and there is probably only 200 reviews or less, probably closer to 150. Complete game pages are half of that or less.