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nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2年前

Discworld rerelease is 'on the cards' according to the original game's director, but is 'a complicated process' because King Charles may own 50% of the IP rights

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Discworld rerelease is 'on the cards' according to the original game's director, but is 'a complicated process' because King Charles may own 50% of the IP rights

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nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2年前
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  • hannes3120@feddit.de
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    "Whenever something closes in the UK, intellectual property rights revert 50% to the original creator and 50% to the Crown

    Wtf - how is something like this still law and people are okay with it?

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      If they’re already okay with IP in general, then it doesn’t seem like much of a stretch. The whole thing is imaginary, arbitrary, and couldn’t exist without the King’s government.

      Why do you want to steal from the king? :-P

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        Are you seriously defending it? Why don’t we attach you along with all monarchs to some cement and drop you in some river? Would be strictly beneficial for society.

        • explodicle@local106.com
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          Well, I guess as long as it’s good for the economy.

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    It sure would be helpful if there was an automatic release of property if no one does anything with it for 25 years.

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      Even if no one does anything, the first book was published 40 years ago. It won’t leave copyright for another 62 years.

      Copyright is too long.

      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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        Yeah, it should probably be ~15 years, and maybe extendable once if the original author is still alive.

        That’s enough to profit from the work, but not so long as to stifle innovation.

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    On the cards, not in them???

    • samus12345@lemmy.world
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      British version of the saying.

    • 🔍🦘🛎@lemmy.world
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      Colloquialisms aren’t up their wheelhouse.

      • ABCDE@lemmy.world
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        Or up your alley.

        • 🔍🦘🛎@lemmy.world
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          thatsthejoke.gif

          • ABCDE@lemmy.world
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            Never heard yours before, thanks!

  • Maultasche@lemmy.world
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    I would love a Discworld Trilogy re-release. They are one of the funniest 90s point and click adventures.

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    It’s a million-to-one chance, but it might just work!

    • TheActualDevil@sffa.community
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      A million-to-one chance happens 9 times out of 10.

    • MBM@lemmings.world
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      Sounds more like half a million-to-one, maybe they should flip a coin to get a nice round number

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    We only have rights to the characters, not the games

    How does that work? Gregg didn’t create original characters here.

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    king prince charles thanks x

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