alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · 4 months 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-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up1212arrow-down10
arrow-up1212arrow-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 · 4 months agomessage-square29linkfedilink
minus-squareCoelacanth@feddit.nulinkfedilinkarrow-up30·4 months agoThe upshot is that since nobody knows whether they own it or not there is nobody bothering to actively enforce copyright, so you can just download the games for free if you want on NOLFrevival.
minus-squareUKFilmNerd@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoI had no idea about this, thank you.
minus-squareDebatableRaccoon@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoWorst case scenario, we quickly find out who owns it when someone pops up trying to claim their money.
The upshot is that since nobody knows whether they own it or not there is nobody bothering to actively enforce copyright, so you can just download the games for free if you want on NOLFrevival.
I had no idea about this, thank you.
Worst case scenario, we quickly find out who owns it when someone pops up trying to claim their money.