alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · 8 days 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-square35fedilinkarrow-up1211arrow-down10
arrow-up1211arrow-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 · 8 days agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squaremiguel@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up18·8 days agoAfter a set period of time, they expire. Life +50 to Life +90 or so, depending on country.
minus-squarevrighter@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up8·8 days agounless you own mickey mouse, of course
minus-squaremiguel@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days agohttps://www.fastcompany.com/91005408/what-you-can-and-cant-do-with-mickey-mouse-now-that-its-in-the-public-domain Even then
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days 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.
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
https://www.fastcompany.com/91005408/what-you-can-and-cant-do-with-mickey-mouse-now-that-its-in-the-public-domain
Even then
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.