public domain game art?

another caveman

are there some iconic game art in the public domain yet?
when will de_dust2 get there? hundred years?

Neox

very dependent on the country really.

in the US

After March 1, 1989, all works (published and unpublished) are protected for 70 years from the date the author dies. So, for example, the unpublished works of an author who died in 1943 are in the public domain as of January 1, 2014. For works of corporate authorship (works made for hire), the copyright term is the shorter of 95 years from publication, or 120 years from creation.

another caveman

I guess as long as company who owns them live it won't be going in public domain even if the level designer has died then

iam717

another caveman said:

I guess as long as company who owns them live it won't be going in public domain even if the level designer has died then

Does the change it 20% add here if you wanted to make anything similar?  your question has crozzed "my mind" also recently, good thread/questions/concerns.