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Topic	What happened to telltale games? Why have some been removed from steam and psn?
helIy 06/28/20 2:24:09 PM #9:	adjl posted... "I own this IP and if you use it in any way I don't approve of I'll sue you." Sure, the practical reality of it is very different in that being able to control one's IP is vital for art in general to be a viable commercial enterprise, but the fundamental reasoning behind it is basically the same. That's why copyright trolling continues to exist: You can't outlaw it without undermining legitimate copyright claims in the process. except this is literally not like copyright trolls these games bought a license to use specific music. that license expires, and means they cant sell whatever its in because they would be illegally distributing music they dont have the license for. often times the developer will just update the game and remove whatever music they lost the license for. gta and alan wake are prime examples of this its not copyright claims. --- panic on the brain <cite>helIy posted [p:941387858] in What happe... [t:78809073]...</cite> <quote>adjl posted... </cite> <quote>"I own this IP and if you use it in any way I don't approve of I'll sue you." Sure, the practical reality of it is very different in that being able to control one's IP is vital for art in general to be a viable commercial enterprise, but the fundamental reasoning behind it is basically the same. That's why copyright trolling continues to exist: You can't outlaw it without undermining legitimate copyright claims in the process.</quote> except this is literally not like copyright trolls these games bought a license to use specific music. that license expires, and means they cant sell whatever its in because they would be illegally distributing music they dont have the license for. often times the developer will just update the game and remove whatever music they lost the license for. gta and alan wake are prime examples of this its not copyright claims. --- panic on the brain</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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