Why does King Charles hold the video game rights to Terry Pratchett's Discworld? | Virgin Radio UK
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It seems the future Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels being turned into video games is all down to King Charles.
  • fidodo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    if the rights holder has been defunct for over a decade, then 50 percent of the rights go back to the original creator and 50 percent to the Crown. 

    What. The. Fuck?

    • ChrisOPEnglish
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      9 months ago

      I’m assuming this is some historical thing from when Britain was an absolute monarchy, and just hasn’t ever been changed.