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alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 10 days ago

Betty Boop, Blondie, and a slew of Mickey Mouse cartoons are entering the public domain, so let's hope for something better than bargain bin horror games

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Betty Boop, Blondie, and a slew of Mickey Mouse cartoons are entering the public domain, so let's hope for something better than bargain bin horror games

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alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 10 days ago
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Another year, another grab bag of expired copyrights.
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  • JohnnyFlapHoleSeed@lemmy.world
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    It’s gonna be used for the worst fucking purposes

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      OpenAI: You rang?

      • TexasDrunk@lemmy.world
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        They already scraped it. Why would they care if it became public domain?

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    I’m never going to actually watch any of the live action Popeye horror films, but it is funny that we immediately got three of them

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      … I haven’t heard of any of them lol wtf? This is real?

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        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popeye's_Revenge

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popeye_the_Slayer_Man

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiver_Me_Timbers_(2025_film)

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        Assume all horror movies are Producers style you-make-more-on-a-flop-than-a-hit tax scams.

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    Or we could just enjoy them as they are and not try to capitalize on them with low effort garbage.

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      Capitalism’s gonna capitalize. It’s what it does.

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    Still waiting for public domain character Smash Bros

    • Zombiepirate@lemmy.world
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      Sherlock Holmes & Captain Nemo vs the Ghost of Christmas Future & a morlock

    • nasi_goreng@lemmy.zip
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      There’s a game with exact idea that just finished Kickstarter several months ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQLIASwUO64

  • 🇾 🇪 🇿 🇿 🇪 🇾@lemmy.ca
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    Oh Betty is 110 years old now, I guess the public should have fair use now, its only fair.

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    After more than a century. That’s 4 generations.

    How about limiting it to 25 years, 1 generation?

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      But won’t you think of the poor Disney’s of the world, ya heartless bastard!

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    Can we not have a battle royale game?

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    Cuphead DLC when?

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    Betty Boop grand stratagy game when?

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    Blondie 4 Blood: Part of the Poohniverse

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    Best I can do ya is Betty Boop with a chef’s knife in the shadows.

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    i bought the mickey mouse origin horror game, even being a little hyped for it and wanting to make a yt video on it. it was so boring i just didnt do anything with the recording and never played that shit again

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    We should embrace the bargin bin horror games/movies. The bargin bin is a great step to show people what can be done with public domain characters.

    We need people to take risks on their creative takes on public domain characters. Bargin bin media allows people to take those riske with low stakes. Someeone has to get everything started.

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    I guess not even Disney has the money to extend copyright indefinitely

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    I’d like to get some fair use on betty boop if you know what I mean.

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