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Posted February 13, 2013
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cogadh: NVM, way over ninja'd
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obiwan: ..... people came to your defence and the only thing you wanna comment on is that your spotlight was stolen .... perhaps i was mistaken.
Huh? I was commenting on the complicated licensing issues with SS2 when I realized there was another whole page to the thread that already covered it completely. No need for me to repeat what was already said multiple times so I deleted it.
Post edited February 13, 2013 by cogadh
Posted February 13, 2013
Ack, ninja'd.
Post edited February 13, 2013 by Soyeong
Posted February 13, 2013
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obiwan: ..... people came to your defence and the only thing you wanna comment on is that your spotlight was stolen .... perhaps i was mistaken.
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cogadh: Huh? I was commenting on the complicated licensing issues with SS2 when I realized there was another whole page to the thread that already covered it completely. No need for me to repeat what was already said multiple times so I deleted it.
then i was not mistaken :)

I think it is all calmed now anyway i think people have realised that we will all be buying SS2 tomorrow. I am very excited.
Posted February 13, 2013
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Soyeong: Ack, ninja'd.
Irony, definition of. :)
Posted February 13, 2013
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Crosmando: But this whole SS2 fiasco is just what I'm talking about, I mean 4-5 years legal work just to get one 14-year old game on GOG? You know what the average life-span of a human being is right? Do you want me to show you my backlog?
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Adzeth: You may make as many great arguments for why something should be legal as you want, but if it's illegal, it'll probably still be illegal after you're done.

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obiwan: Could you supply me some source please.
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Adzeth: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/02/13/many-questions-system-shock-2-comes-to-gog/
I have a question
Isnt it so that the licence to a particullar game or movie can expire?
Something in the lines of said product needs to be 150 years old or something before it goes public domain
though if the licence is renewed then the time before the license is expired is extended.

Or im i mixing something else up?...
Posted February 13, 2013
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Adzeth: You may make as many great arguments for why something should be legal as you want, but if it's illegal, it'll probably still be illegal after you're done.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/02/13/many-questions-system-shock-2-comes-to-gog/
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Lodium: I have a question
Isnt it so that the licence to a particullar game or movie can expire?
Something in the lines of said product needs to be 150 years old or something before it goes public domain
though if the licence is renewed then the time before the license is expired is extended.

Or im i mixing something else up?...
It varies by country, but the standard seems to be right around 50 - 70 years for most. Some add "the life of the work's creator plus 50 years" and that gets really complicated when the "creator" is a corporation, not a person, but what it all boils down to, is unless copyright law is altered significantly in the near future, no video game will enter the public domain naturally within most of our lifetimes. It will be close to the 22nd century before that starts to happen, under current laws.
Posted February 13, 2013
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Lodium: I have a question
Isnt it so that the licence to a particullar game or movie can expire?
Something in the lines of said product needs to be 150 years old or something before it goes public domain
though if the licence is renewed then the time before the license is expired is extended.

Or im i mixing something else up?...
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cogadh: It varies by country, but the standard seems to be right around 50 - 70 years for most. Some add "the life of the work's creator plus 50 years" and that gets really complicated when the "creator" is a corporation, not a person, but what it all boils down to, is unless copyright law is altered significantly in the near future, no video game will enter the public domain naturally within most of our lifetimes. It will be close to the 22nd century before that starts to happen, under current laws.
Ah, ok
Thanks for the clarification
Those copyrigth laws gets me really confused in some cases.
Post edited February 13, 2013 by Lodium
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