The government tends to be made up of old people a generation behind, yes.
It's not that they're trying to apply this specifically to video games, but video games happen to fall under the excruciatingly large blanket of 'copyrighted work.'
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If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? [HERO'S PLUNGE]
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