Entire staff of game publisher Annapurna Interactive has reportedly resigned

Post by Kim_Bruning » Sat, Sep 14, 2024, 12:01 PM UTC

threeseed wrote: post #204

amiga386 wrote: post #201

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If you use a catch-all term like "content" when you could've said "prose", "video", "music" and so on I'll assume you either don't know about the difference or you don't care - or indeed both. The same goes for "IP" when you could've said trademarks, copyrights, patents, trade secrets and so on, whatever is actually relevant.

IP is the standard way of describing pre-existing content e.g. games, books that is available to turn into movies, TV shows etc. You can go on and on about whether this is accurate or not but no one cares. Because this is the term that the entire industry has adopted because getting into the specifics of trademarks, copyrights etc is irrelevant for most parts.

Post by paledot » Sat, Sep 14, 2024, 12:06 PM UTC

duxup wrote: post #135

PoignardAzur wrote: post #19

I hope whatever entity these people reform has the same magic. Every single game they published had something unique. Outer Wilds, Telling Lies, Twelve Minutes, Edit Finch, Neon White, etc. They didn't develop these games, but they have an eye for talent.

What kind of lift is there in just becoming a publisher from scratch? I'm trying to imagine what their role is ... if you can just "be a publisher" or if you need a lot of cash up front or what.

Post by 95014_refugee » Sat, Sep 14, 2024, 3:50 PM UTC

groby_b wrote: post #186

Liquix wrote: post #178

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in 2024 there are so many one-click-install adblockers for your browser, phone's DNS, router... anyone still seeing a sizable amount of ads these days has to be the most complacent, easily manipulated, lucrative demographic imaginable

Or maybe some people have moral qualms with simply taking without giving back.

Post by singleshot_ » Sat, Sep 14, 2024, 4:22 PM UTC

amiga386 wrote: post #203

singleshot_ wrote: post #198

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Assuming that “property” is always short for “real property” will lead to some interesting errors, as illustrated above. Proprietary rights are varied. If one kind of property relates to a kind of right that doesn’t apply to another kind of property, that’s not a good reason to decide that one kind is not actually property.

While property has a number of meanings, including "intrinsic quality of a substance" and "something that can be owned", I think it tends to bring about an image of tangible objects in the listener's head. I prefer the term "asset" to describe owned intangible things of value, such as rights, licenses, financial instruments, etc. See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property#The_term... > Criticism of…

Post by lencastre » Sat, Sep 14, 2024, 7:13 PM UTC

DrSiemer wrote: post #210

alexjplant wrote: post #181

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I've always had an intense visceral distaste for referring to podcasts, videos, and long-form writing as "content," especially when creators use the term. No matter how well-meaning or neutral its usage might be, I always involuntarily picture an old-timey cartoon farmer dumping slop into a giant trough when I hear phrases like "bringing you better content" or "being an influencer producing the type of content you wa…

But look I made you some content Daddy made you your favorite Open wide Here comes the content It's a beautiful day To stay inside