Article: Square Enix, Eidos & Other Game Giants All Demand Cash From Pirates

[anon-y-mouse]

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[TheFoX]

While I can understand companies trying to protect their current stock of games, trying to recover loss from games that could be decades old is a bit flimsy to say the least. The longer the game is in production, or the older the game is, the more likely that it has escaped into the wild and is out of reach of those who developed it.

Protecting new works is one thing, but trying to protect something that has run its course, and is technically out of date is something else. Who would expect someone to pay up for a game that was designed to run on hardware that is no longer obtainable (how many x86 or 286 systems with CGA or VGA are still available to purchase, and who, in their right mind, would even purchase legally a game that had this sort of hardware requirement).

As with all things, maybe entertainment should have a sell by date, after which a developer would know that they could not enforce a settlement due to the age of the product. (No one would prosecute for distributing Die Hard, because the film is so old now, although they might prosecute for distributing Star Wars (1977 film) because Lucas has rehashed and resold it in numerous different packages).