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What do you believe a reasonable amount of time should be for copyright law to protect a video game?
14 Years
12%
 12%  [ 1 ]
Life of author plus 70 years
75%
 75%  [ 6 ]
Forever minus one day
12%
 12%  [ 1 ]
Copyright shouldn't protect video games
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 6:18 pm    Post subject: How Long Should Video Games be Copyrighted? Reply with quote

I'm just curious to see if there are any strong opinions on this subject.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 8:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

In case anyone asks about what the law is as of present day:

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As a general rule, for works created after January 1, 1978, copyright protection lasts for the life of the author plus an additional 70 years.

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 6:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

This sounds like a fair law, so it should remain as it is now.

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 3:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

While some copyright law's do protect computer code which makes games possible.
Copyright for a video game may be held by the individual who created it, unless it falls under open source and creative commons.
http://creativecommons.org/about

Images, music, people and so on inserted into these games are also held by copy right laws as well.

Also one can't just make hats, tee shirt prints with other peoples intellect property of a protected game.
Layers will be at your door real quick.

Gets pricey to make games.

I voted 70's years that's a fair amount of time for any game to run it's course....
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 4:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

As it is seems fair enough to me. You shouldn't be allowed to cash in on someone elses ideas and hard work.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 6:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

akeo wrote:
As it is seems fair enough to me. You shouldn't be allowed to cash in on someone elses ideas and hard work.


no you shouldn't unless stated.

allot of today's mostly 25 and under group believe it's all for the taken ....
they are disconnected between legal, and social norms and believe it's a RIGHT to take other work. some think well others do it why can't I or Bill Gates has made billions on window$ so I will borrow or take some of his code...
and in the end they wonder what they did wrong.

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 8:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I believe the way it is suits just fine. I agree with Lonny in regards to people think they have the right to take others works to make a buck. This is wrong and this why the copyrights need to be protected or enforced unless the copyrights holder decides otherwise.
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