SweetCitrusBuzz comments on 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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[–] SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 20 points 1 year ago (6 children)

That's a good question though. What happens if a right's holder dies and doesn't transfer the rights to others? Are the rights then public domain or what?

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[+] miguel@fedia.io 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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[–] vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

unless you own mickey mouse, of course

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[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

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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[–] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 17 points 1 year ago

I guess that depends on where you are in the world, but I’d imagine that the rights would be inherited by the closest family member? If not, it would probably go to the public domain.

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[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago*

It may depend on the country and state, but with a lack of heirs, it likely goes to the state like all other possessions. I'm no expert on this, though.

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