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		tptacek on Nov 30, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Dune II ported to the Web with Emscripten Yes, but not for a long time.

astrodust on Nov 30, 2012 [–]

By "long time" you mean "as long as large copyright holders lobby to keep extending the window" which could mean "never" in practice.

tptacek on Nov 30, 2012 | [–]

Why don't we just settle on "so long as to make expiry irrelevant for video games".

astrodust on Nov 30, 2012 | | [–]

I don't know what you're complaining about. Pong will be public domain in 2092.

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