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alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · 21 hours ago

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

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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

alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · 21 hours ago
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Marcin Paczynski told The Game Business he could "write a book" on the strange routes GOG has taken to keep games available to buy.
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    After a set period of time, they expire. Life +50 to Life +90 or so, depending on country.

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      unless you own mickey mouse, of course

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        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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        https://www.fastcompany.com/91005408/what-you-can-and-cant-do-with-mickey-mouse-now-that-its-in-the-public-domain

        Even then

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