2009-04-26, 08:34 AM
MysticHLE Wrote:In the new digital millennium, intellectual property should deserve the copyright, and that extends as far out as digital data, even if they're nothing but 1s or 0s. Personally I see no other way to try to control this other than better encryption and whatnot. But there are always the professional hackers who are able to get by that. So Nexon has to at least act on the macro level and kill off what is actually hurting their profits first - hackers, meso sellers, abusers - all those who deter actual legit and paying (and non paying->potentially paying) players from enjoying the game. =\
I have to agree with you...but that brings us to a different topic. How long should those copyrights hold?
Initially copyrights (not for all countries) where valid for 50 years, then recently they got extended to 70 years and soon they are going to jump up to 95 years.
Maybe for a theatrical play or a book (so as the author not to loose money if a movie industry decides to make a movie out of the book)....50 years are justified but not for digital data. Extended copyrights destroys progress.