Legendary RPG Creator Is Officially Taking His Game Back From Electronic Arts
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Lord British Reclaims the Copyright to Ultima from Electronic Arts!
Richard Garriott took a step toward regaining ownership of Ultima by citing a 35-year-old copyright law that he finds peculiar. In a conversation with Jesse Petrilla, Garriott confirmed that he is working to reclaim the series’ copyrights from Electronic Arts, the publisher to which he sold his studio, Origin Systems, more than three decades ago. Garriott cites Section 203 of the U.S. Copyright Act. “I’m in a very interesting moment right now.…
Richard Garriott expands on his comments about getting the copyright back to Ultima in 2027
Here is your regular reminder that Richard Garriott has been to space. Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, there’s also the less-regular reminder that he’s been talking up regaining control over the Ultima franchise all year, and he’s finally expanded on that by explaining the mechanism of regaining the copyright. In short, as […]
Twenty-seven years without a new Ultima, and it is finally a piece of American law that could revive the bazaar. Richard Garriott, alias Lord British, sold Origin Systems to EA in 1992 for 30 million dollars. However, US copyright allows a creator to recover his copyright 35 years later. So go back in 2027! The good man swears to have proposed a revival "every ten years or so", and each time EA was very interested, but did not follow up. Little …
Richard Garriott wants to recover the rights to Ultima from EA in 2027. Why this is possible according to US copyright law and what this means for the series.
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