The Video Game History Foundation had proposed rule changes that would make it easier for researchers and archivist to legally access old games.

So if you want the copyright of a work to expire, you need to arrange for the death of the sole copyright holder

Well, it should expire at 9 years after the work was made, but to reinforce that, it should be owned by a finite being.

If that one person dies, then there’s no one with a stake in enforcing the copyright.

9 years also seems really short. There are sequels that come out far more than 9 years after the original work.

Sounds like motivation to get the sequel done sooner.

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