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Just in case you thought reviving dead games seemed easy enough, GOG had to hire a private investigator to find an IP holder living off the grid for its preservation program (www.pcgamer.com)
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[-] SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 19 points 2 months ago

That's a good question though. What happens if a right's holder dies and doesn't transfer the rights to others? Are the rights then public domain or what?

[-] miguel@fedia.io 17 points 2 months ago

After a set period of time, they expire. Life +50 to Life +90 or so, depending on country.

[-] vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 2 months ago

unless you own mickey mouse, of course

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

In particular including the mouse. The reason why the age is so long is because Disney keeps lobbying to get it extended. It used to be a much shorter period of time.

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