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Re:Guy Finds StarCraft Source Code and Returns It to Blizzard by Dylan16807 on Thursday May 04, 2017 @03:12AM (#14263107)
>The source is Blizzard's intellectual property

The tomb and its contents are the property of the Pharaoh in it.

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Re:Guy Finds StarCraft Source Code and Returns It to Blizzard by IsmaOlvey on Thursday May 04, 2017 @05:52AM (#14263703)
Except the Pharaoh would still be alive(!?) in this case.
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Re:Guy Finds StarCraft Source Code and Returns It to Blizzard by Dylan16807 on Thursday May 04, 2017 @06:38AM (#14263860)
The source code will be Blizzard IP for a long time after the coders are dead.
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Re:Guy Finds StarCraft Source Code and Returns It to Blizzard by croon on Thursday May 04, 2017 @07:16AM (#14263990)
Neither Chris Metzen or James Phinney even works at Blizzard anymore. The same is likely true for many of the coders.
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