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[–] 48 points 2 years ago (1 child)

"Whenever something closes in the UK, intellectual property rights revert 50% to the original creator and 50% to the Crown

Wtf - how is something like this still law and people are okay with it?

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    If they're already okay with IP in general, then it doesn't seem like much of a stretch. The whole thing is imaginary, arbitrary, and couldn't exist without the King's government.

    Why do you want to steal from the king? :-P

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    It sure would be helpful if there was an automatic release of property if no one does anything with it for 25 years.

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  • [–] 30 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Even if no one does anything, the first book was published 40 years ago. It won't leave copyright for another 62 years.

    Copyright is too long.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    I would love a Discworld Trilogy re-release. They are one of the funniest 90s point and click adventures.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    We only have rights to the characters, not the games

    How does that work? Gregg didn’t create original characters here.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    It's a million-to-one chance, but it might just work!

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    On the cards, not in them???

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Colloquialisms aren't up their wheelhouse.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    king prince charles thanks x

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