Are the Philips CD-i Zelda Games part of public domain?What is Zelda's Legend?
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Are the Philips CD-i Zelda Games part of public domain?
What is Zelda's Legend?
I know that for things like The established characters (Link, Zelda, Ganon, Gibdos, etc.) They are still in possession of Nintendo, but are the original things from this series available to use, since Nintendo refuses to acknowledge that these games happened? they have been around since 1993 (Wand of Gamelon, Link: the Faces of Evil) and 1994 (Zelda's Adventure) so they have been around for 21+ years at this point.
I've looked for years to see if this is the case but no one seems to address it clearly, does anyone have a concrete answer?
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I know that for things like The established characters (Link, Zelda, Ganon, Gibdos, etc.) They are still in possession of Nintendo, but are the original things from this series available to use, since Nintendo refuses to acknowledge that these games happened? they have been around since 1993 (Wand of Gamelon, Link: the Faces of Evil) and 1994 (Zelda's Adventure) so they have been around for 21+ years at this point.
I've looked for years to see if this is the case but no one seems to address it clearly, does anyone have a concrete answer?
legend-of-zelda-series legend-of-zelda
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It takes a long time for things to get released to public domain in most international jurisdictions. 21 years is not nearly enough time, so these games are most likely still the intellectual property of Philips.
– Unionhawk
13 mins ago
This seems more like a legal question than a gaming one.
– Frank
8 mins ago
Just a note - even if you're correct and "Nintendo refuses to acknowledge that these games happened" - that has 0 bearing on any sort of applicable copyright. 21 years isn't long enough for them to be out of copyright in just about any jurisdiction.
– Ash♦
4 mins ago
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I know that for things like The established characters (Link, Zelda, Ganon, Gibdos, etc.) They are still in possession of Nintendo, but are the original things from this series available to use, since Nintendo refuses to acknowledge that these games happened? they have been around since 1993 (Wand of Gamelon, Link: the Faces of Evil) and 1994 (Zelda's Adventure) so they have been around for 21+ years at this point.
I've looked for years to see if this is the case but no one seems to address it clearly, does anyone have a concrete answer?
legend-of-zelda-series legend-of-zelda
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I know that for things like The established characters (Link, Zelda, Ganon, Gibdos, etc.) They are still in possession of Nintendo, but are the original things from this series available to use, since Nintendo refuses to acknowledge that these games happened? they have been around since 1993 (Wand of Gamelon, Link: the Faces of Evil) and 1994 (Zelda's Adventure) so they have been around for 21+ years at this point.
I've looked for years to see if this is the case but no one seems to address it clearly, does anyone have a concrete answer?
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It takes a long time for things to get released to public domain in most international jurisdictions. 21 years is not nearly enough time, so these games are most likely still the intellectual property of Philips.
– Unionhawk
13 mins ago
This seems more like a legal question than a gaming one.
– Frank
8 mins ago
Just a note - even if you're correct and "Nintendo refuses to acknowledge that these games happened" - that has 0 bearing on any sort of applicable copyright. 21 years isn't long enough for them to be out of copyright in just about any jurisdiction.
– Ash♦
4 mins ago
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It takes a long time for things to get released to public domain in most international jurisdictions. 21 years is not nearly enough time, so these games are most likely still the intellectual property of Philips.
– Unionhawk
13 mins ago
This seems more like a legal question than a gaming one.
– Frank
8 mins ago
Just a note - even if you're correct and "Nintendo refuses to acknowledge that these games happened" - that has 0 bearing on any sort of applicable copyright. 21 years isn't long enough for them to be out of copyright in just about any jurisdiction.
– Ash♦
4 mins ago
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It takes a long time for things to get released to public domain in most international jurisdictions. 21 years is not nearly enough time, so these games are most likely still the intellectual property of Philips.
– Unionhawk
13 mins ago
It takes a long time for things to get released to public domain in most international jurisdictions. 21 years is not nearly enough time, so these games are most likely still the intellectual property of Philips.
– Unionhawk
13 mins ago
This seems more like a legal question than a gaming one.
– Frank
8 mins ago
This seems more like a legal question than a gaming one.
– Frank
8 mins ago
Just a note - even if you're correct and "Nintendo refuses to acknowledge that these games happened" - that has 0 bearing on any sort of applicable copyright. 21 years isn't long enough for them to be out of copyright in just about any jurisdiction.
– Ash♦
4 mins ago
Just a note - even if you're correct and "Nintendo refuses to acknowledge that these games happened" - that has 0 bearing on any sort of applicable copyright. 21 years isn't long enough for them to be out of copyright in just about any jurisdiction.
– Ash♦
4 mins ago
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It takes a long time for things to get released to public domain in most international jurisdictions. 21 years is not nearly enough time, so these games are most likely still the intellectual property of Philips.
– Unionhawk
13 mins ago
This seems more like a legal question than a gaming one.
– Frank
8 mins ago
Just a note - even if you're correct and "Nintendo refuses to acknowledge that these games happened" - that has 0 bearing on any sort of applicable copyright. 21 years isn't long enough for them to be out of copyright in just about any jurisdiction.
– Ash♦
4 mins ago