alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 day agoJust 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 programwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1187arrow-down10
arrow-up1187arrow-down1external-linkJust 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 programwww.pcgamer.comalyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squaremiguel@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up14·1 day agoAfter a set period of time, they expire. Life +50 to Life +90 or so, depending on country.
minus-squarevrighter@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5·23 hours agounless you own mickey mouse, of course
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 hours agoIn 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.
minus-squaremiguel@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 hours agohttps://www.fastcompany.com/91005408/what-you-can-and-cant-do-with-mickey-mouse-now-that-its-in-the-public-domain Even then
After a set period of time, they expire. Life +50 to Life +90 or so, depending on country.
unless you own mickey mouse, of course
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.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91005408/what-you-can-and-cant-do-with-mickey-mouse-now-that-its-in-the-public-domain
Even then