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Chris@feddit.uk to Discworld@sffa.communityEnglish · 1 year ago

Why does King Charles hold the video game rights to Terry Pratchett's Discworld?

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Why does King Charles hold the video game rights to Terry Pratchett's Discworld?

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Chris@feddit.uk to Discworld@sffa.communityEnglish · 1 year ago
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Why does King Charles hold the video game rights to Terry Pratchett's Discworld? | Virgin Radio UK
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It seems the future Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels being turned into video games is all down to King Charles.
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  • zcd@lemmy.ca
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    Sir Terry Pratchett

    • YodaDaCoda@aussie.zone
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      GNU Sir Terry Pratchett

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    Because the Kings gotta eat

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    if the rights holder has been defunct for over a decade, then 50 percent of the rights go back to the original creator and 50 percent to the Crown. 

    What. The. Fuck?

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      I’m assuming this is some historical thing from when Britain was an absolute monarchy, and just hasn’t ever been changed.

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