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It shouldn’t be this hard to play old Armored Core games (www.polygon.com)

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My friend and I were discussing this over the weekend. Games are inherently different than movies, books, and music. They’re tied to specific hardware and operating systems that may not be available anymore.

I argue that if a game is no longer legally purchasable from the publishers or developer, it should be legally permitted to pirate it. Even EA agrees! They do not pursue copyright claims against LOTR games, as they lost the publishing license from New Line Cinemas years ago.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It should be the same for everything: if an ip is no longer used, it should be in the public domain. Therefore, a company holding said IP is forced to use it (as in selling copies) or give it up.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes. I can imagine a middle-ground of copyright. If the IP is still being used, it enters the public domain on the regular schedule. But if it's abandoned, it enters earlier… perhaps after 5-10 years of non-use.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Honestly, in our fast moving world, I‘d do like a year. If nothing gets announced or release, you‘re done.

Example, you take a book, game or song from the market because you want people to be unable to buy it before you release the successor. Then you delay the successor for 5 yrs. Boom, public domain.