The Activision thing finally landed. Which means MS owns Infocom, via an impressive 40-year chain of buyouts, takeovers, and shakeups.
Now I formally put forth the plea:
Microsoft should put all of Infocom’s IP under a Creative Commons license. Or donate the rights to a nonprofit which can do the same. Let’s bring all these legally-shaky fan sites and collections into the light.
https://blog.zarfhome.com/2023/10/microsoft-consumes-activision
(Yes, I’m part of a nonprofit that could do that.)
Pass it along.