Re:Development content accidentally shipped on a DOS CD-ROM ...
by fortyseven on Monday February 20, 2017 @10:33PM
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If it turns out it is, I'll remove the infringing content. But considering the age and circumstances, I'm giving it a shot for now.
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Re:Development content accidentally shipped on a DOS CD-ROM ...
by JonRB on Monday February 20, 2017 @10:39PM
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I'd recommend possibly sticking it on archive.org - I've seen other old software on there. Either that or reach out to lucasarts and ask if it's okay, I suppose. (As long as you get it in writing)
Re:Development content accidentally shipped on a DOS CD-ROM ...
by shinymark on Monday February 20, 2017 @10:42PM
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You'd need to contact Disney. They own the IP now.
Re:Development content accidentally shipped on a DOS CD-ROM ...
by tradersam on Monday February 20, 2017 @10:51PM
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LucasArts still owns the IP, Disney is just its parent company now. LucasArts is the licensor, so I'd still recommend contacting them.
Re:Development content accidentally shipped on a DOS CD-ROM ...
by fludlight on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @01:26AM
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IIRC, Disney shut down the game division when they acquired LucasFilm, so you would have to talk to someone at the parent co (Disney). Disney has a lot of old IP that's still very valuable, so they guard it aggressively[1].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steamboat_Willie#Copyright_sta...
Re:Development content accidentally shipped on a DOS CD-ROM ...
by shmerl on Monday February 20, 2017 @11:09PM
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It is Disney today. They own and decide.
Re:Development content accidentally shipped on a DOS CD-ROM ...
by glandium on Monday February 20, 2017 @11:40PM
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Technically, neither Disney or LucasArts own DeluxePaint.
Re:Development content accidentally shipped on a DOS CD-ROM ...
by JonRB on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @05:40PM
(#13700819)
Who owns it?
Edit: Looks like EA owns it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deluxe_Paint#Legacy
Re:Development content accidentally shipped on a DOS CD-ROM ...
by zer0t3ch on Monday February 20, 2017 @10:50PM
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I thought LucasArts still owned the IP, but Disney owned LucasArts?
Re:Development content accidentally shipped on a DOS CD-ROM ...
by aussie123 on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @12:54AM
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For Deluxe Paint you will probably have to ask Electronic Arts.
Re:Development content accidentally shipped on a DOS CD-ROM ...
by fortyseven on Monday February 20, 2017 @10:41PM
(#13693098)
Aye, that's actually my next step. :) (Archive.org, that is.)
Re:Development content accidentally shipped on a DOS CD-ROM ...
by sildur on Monday February 20, 2017 @11:37PM
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I went through all the links, clicking on them and asking archive.org to save a copy. I also did it with the "Download", "Raw", and "Download ZIP" links.
Re:Development content accidentally shipped on a DOS CD-ROM ...
by voltagex_ on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @12:54AM
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Disc image and photo if possible - they're librarians, remember.
Re:Development content accidentally shipped on a DOS CD-ROM ...
by fortyseven on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @08:01AM
(#13695102)
The disc is deeply worn, so a full ISO is probably not going to happen -- though I'll try a bunch of stuff. Maybe I'll get lucky!
Re:Development content accidentally shipped on a DOS CD-ROM ...
by nether on Monday February 20, 2017 @10:39PM
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At the time, these files were worth six billion dollars.