c/games · by nanoUFO@sh.itjust.works · 2y

Discworld rerelease is 'on the cards' according to the original game's director, but is 'a complicated process' because King Charles may own 50% of the IP rights

https://www.pcgamer.com/discworld-rerelease-is-on-the-cards-according-to-the-original-games-director-but-is-a-complicated-process-because-king-charles-may-own-50-of-the-ip-rights/

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17 Comments

hannes3120@feddit.de · 47 pts · 2y (1 reply)

"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?

explodicle@local106.com · 17 pts · 2y

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

ABCDE@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 2y (2 replies)

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

Ross_audio@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 2y (1 reply)

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

sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 2y

Yeah, it should probably be ~15 years, and maybe extendable once if the original author is still alive.

That's enough to profit from the work, but not so long as to stifle innovation.

Maultasche@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y

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

geissi@feddit.de · 4 pts · 2y (2 replies)

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

TheActualDevil@sffa.community · 4 pts · 2y

A million-to-one chance happens 9 times out of 10.

MBM@lemmings.world · 2 pts · 2y

Sounds more like half a million-to-one, maybe they should flip a coin to get a nice round number

ignism@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

We only have rights to the characters, not the games

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

Fades@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y (5 replies)

On the cards, not in them???

samus12345@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y

British version of the saying.

Zoomboingding@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Colloquialisms aren't up their wheelhouse.

ABCDE@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Or up your alley.

Zoomboingding@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

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ABCDE@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Never heard yours before, thanks!

casmael@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y

~~king~~ prince charles thanks x