> But it's about copyright laws, not about corporate mergers. It's definitely both. I don't disagree with anything you've added. I'd also add that if we are w

> But it's about copyright laws, not about corporate mergers. It's definitely both. I don't disagree with anything you've added. I'd also add that if we are wishing for copyright law reform ponies, I believe copyright terms are far too long and maybe IP like Infocom's should be public domain already under a far shorter copyright term. (The original US copyright full term was 14 years. That term length would make a lot of interesting videogames public domain today for culture to enhance/expand upon/remix/rebuild/reuse.) That said, under current copyright law and current copyright terms, the publisher has an extremely heavy influence on what remains in print, so being concerned about corporate mergers is a necessary plight under the current copyright regime. We can wish for better copyright laws and still decry the publishers gatekeeping IP under the existing copyright regime.