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While legally infringing on Koei Tecmo’s copyright, the patch did not enable piracy of a commercially available product (the game was out of print). It arguably drove demand for the series: many players who discovered DW5S via the patch later purchased Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends or Samurai Warriors 5 on Steam. This mirrors the “demo effect” argument used by ROM translation communities.

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Localization, Preservation, and Digital Labor: A Case Study of the Dynasty Warriors 5 Special English Fan Translation Patch While legally infringing on Koei Tecmo’s copyright, the