njordrson wrote: > your question about PDFs brings up an interesting question, especially > with regard to VASSAL. When does a game and it's related artwork, > research, > and other materials enter the public domain and how can one find out if > a game is still copyrighted. Does a reprint or sale of a game to another > company mean that the copyright is renewed?
Copyright lasts until a number of years after the author's death - I believe currently 70 for most of the Berne Convention signataries, and 100 for the US. Unless explicitly placed in the public domain by it's author (or copyright holder, which may not be the same entity), nothing in the space of wargames, strategy games, Euros, or anything outside of 'traditional' games is out of copyright or likely to go so any time soon. Regards, Tim.
