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alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 11 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 · 11 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

    • LordMayor@piefed.social
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      11 days ago

      OpenAI: You rang?

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

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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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    11 days ago

    Can we not have a battle royale game?

  • Zorque@lemmy.world
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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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    Blondie 4 Blood: Part of the Poohniverse

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    Cuphead DLC when?

  • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip
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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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    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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    Best I can do ya is Betty Boop with a chef’s knife in the shadows.

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    Betty Boop grand stratagy game when?

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    I think a killer betty boop movie would be great.

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      Betty boop detective noir film. That would be good. Make her a badass like Ana de Armas in No Time To Die.

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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 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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    why the heck would i want to see any of these characters in anything that comes out today?

    im old, but not old enough to have any desire to see these characters in any way.

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      I’m kinda curious to see how The Public Domain: The Game turns out, though it looks like it’s gonna be more about the idea of privately owned ideas in general.

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        “it looks like it’s gonna be more about the idea of privately owned ideas in general”

        that sounds interesting on its own. i dunno i guess i just find 100 year old characters are just a bit stale.

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