Microsoft consumes Activision; and a plea
Games made before I was born whose copyright won't expire until long after I'm dead.<p>They ought to be public domain by now.<p>In fact, games should have a shorter copyright term since they're harder to preserve and less valuable over time.<p>I still have a box legally-purchased of Zork games (CDROM editions) and manuals and a copy of Planetfall here, but should I feel any shame about pirating them? I don't think I should.<p>Counterargument to myself and trivia: All the authors of Zork are still living. (I assume they receive no royalties, though, based on how the game industry generally works).