Jeffool @lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours agoRock Band 4 to be delisted on tenth anniversary following the expiration of its licenseswww.gamesindustry.bizexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1217arrow-down14
arrow-up1213arrow-down1external-linkRock Band 4 to be delisted on tenth anniversary following the expiration of its licenseswww.gamesindustry.bizJeffool @lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours agomessage-square30fedilink
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34arrow-down1·edit-211 hours agoIt should not be legal for a product such as this to just cease existing due to an agreement between IP owners ending. It’s like Disney saying “We agree you can make this Mickey Mouse game using our characters, but it can only be sold for 2 years.” Fucking why?
minus-squareRightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·edit-211 hours ago“Because in 2 years the value of the product might be higher and we expect to always be paid more, regardless of the current deal we are making today.” ~Disney, since it was established as a business
minus-squarekibiz0r@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-210 hours agoMakes sense they bought Star Wars, so they can legally say “I am altering the deal. Pray I do not alter it further.” [User was moused for this comment]
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 hours agoUh oh. You quoted a Disney movie. Prepare to be litigated.
minus-squareWindyRebel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 hours agoI’ve got a bad feeling about this…
minus-squarePxtl@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 hours agoExcept if you bought the game you still own a copy, they’re just not allowed to sell new copies.
minus-squareBut_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·9 hours agoWouldn’t the solution just end up screwing artists who have to give up their song in perpetuity? You can have those buy pay way more
minus-squareOmega@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours agoThere are a bunch of Marvel games that are exactly like this. Somewhat related. I tried to watch Guava Island, which was apparently only made available for Amazon for a limited time, then it just disappeared. I think it should be legal to download or stream any of that stuff that’s no longer available.
minus-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 hours agoIt’s certainly ethical, if not legal. You could make a good argument in court, too. Hard to show damages when there’s no possibility of profit because you’re not selling it.
minus-squareIII@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·10 hours agoIt doesn’t stop existing, you just can’t buy it… Not great but not unreasonable.
It should not be legal for a product such as this to just cease existing due to an agreement between IP owners ending.
It’s like Disney saying “We agree you can make this Mickey Mouse game using our characters, but it can only be sold for 2 years.” Fucking why?
“Because in 2 years the value of the product might be higher and we expect to always be paid more, regardless of the current deal we are making today.”
~Disney, since it was established as a business
Makes sense they bought Star Wars, so they can legally say “I am altering the deal. Pray I do not alter it further.”[User was moused for this comment]
Uh oh. You quoted a Disney movie. Prepare to be litigated.
I’ve got a bad feeling about this…
Except if you bought the game you still own a copy, they’re just not allowed to sell new copies.
Wouldn’t the solution just end up screwing artists who have to give up their song in perpetuity? You can have those buy pay way more
There are a bunch of Marvel games that are exactly like this.
Somewhat related. I tried to watch Guava Island, which was apparently only made available for Amazon for a limited time, then it just disappeared.
I think it should be legal to download or stream any of that stuff that’s no longer available.
It’s certainly ethical, if not legal.
You could make a good argument in court, too. Hard to show damages when there’s no possibility of profit because you’re not selling it.
It doesn’t stop existing, you just can’t buy it… Not great but not unreasonable.