The Crime of Saving Forgotten Films

In which we discuss EGEDA, El Feo, Zoowoman and an absurd free expression case out of Spain. El Feo interview conducted through TheFictionaut, June 2026. TorrentFreak — “Spanish Film Archivist Faces Prison and €870,000 Fine Over ‘Non-Commercial’ Movie Site” https://torrentfreak.com/spanish-film... Xataka — “La persona más poderosa del cine español lleva años empeñada en algo: que un streamer vaya a la cárcel y pague 800.000 euros” https://www.xataka.com/cine-y-tv/870-... La Filmoteca Maldita on X — current statement that El Feo remains awaiting judgment https://x.com/LaFilmoMaldita Spanish Criminal Code, Article 270 — consolidated text https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=... Spanish State Prosecutor’s Office, Circular 8/2015 on intellectual-property offences https://www.boe.es/buscar/abrir_fisca... Spanish Intellectual Property Law, including Article 37 bis on orphan works https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=... EGEDA — About the organisation https://www.egeda.es/EGEDA_QuienesSom... EGEDA — Information on the repertoire and rights it manages https://www.egeda.es/EGEDA_Informacio... Video Game History Foundation — “87% Missing: The Disappearance of Classic Video Games” https://gamehistory.org/87percent/ Video Game History Foundation — explanation of its availability study https://gamehistory.org/study-explainer/ US Copyright Office — 2024 Section 1201 proceeding https://www.copyright.gov/1201/2024/ US Copyright Office — Register’s 2024 recommendation https://www.copyright.gov/1201/2024/2... Entertainment Software Association opposition to expanded remote access for preserved games https://www.copyright.gov/1201/2024/c... Nintendo — end of Wii U and Nintendo 3DS eShop purchases https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Suppor... Nintendo — Nintendo Switch Online classic-games service https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Ninten... Game Developer — Yuzu’s $2.4 million settlement with Nintendo https://www.gamedeveloper.com/busines... The Verge — reported closure of Ryujinx following contact from Nintendo https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/1/24... Daniel D. Fox — account of the tabletop publishing industry’s action against The Trove Please like, subscribe and help grow the channel by recommending videos you like (or dislike) to your friends. Machinations of the Space Princess Quickstart: https://post-mort.com/collections/fro... A lot of the time I use Teknoaxe music, so it's easier to put the attribution here all the time! http://teknoaxe.com/Home.php - Sometimes I use White Bat Audio as well. If it's not Teknoaxe, it's probably Bass Rebels, here on Youtube. Streaming Channel:    / @grimstreams   Main Channel:    / postmortemvideo   Shiny Web Store: https://post-mort.com/ Hardcopy Board/Card Games: https://www.thegamecrafter.com/design... Hardcopy Books: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/grim1031 RPGs in PDF Format: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/p... Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/JDesborough Patreon:   / grimachu   Amazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/... Discord:   / discord   Reddit:   / postmortemstudios   Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B004ULUKCS Writing/Personal Blog: https://talesofgrim.wordpress.com/ Twitter/X:   / grimasaur   Twitter/X:   / mort_post   Facebook:   / james.desborough   Writing Fanpage:   / jdwriter   Game Design Fanpage:   / james-grim-desborough-547844308752191   Postmortem Studios Fanpage:   / postmortemstudios   Tales of Gor Fanpage:   / 649964505334913   "See... I can get you what you want, I can. I can get you anything, you just have to talk to me, you have to trust me. You can trust me, 'cause I'm your priest, I'm your shrink... I am your main connection to the switchboard of the soul. I'm the magic man... Santa Claus of the subconscious. You say it, you think it, you can have it." Lenny Nero, Strange Days