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Ultima Creator Seeks Rights Reclaim; RTX 5070 Gaming Laptop Deal Highlighted

Richard Garriott, the creator of the Ultima RPG series, is attempting to reclaim the rights to his game from Electronic Arts. He plans to use a 50-year-old copyright loophole to achieve this. Meanwhile, a gaming laptop featuring an RTX 5070 from Acer Nitro is available for under $1,000, representing a significant deal for Prime Day. AI

RANK_REASON The cluster contains a product deal and a legal/rights issue, neither of which rise to the level of significant industry news.

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Ultima Creator Seeks Rights Reclaim; RTX 5070 Gaming Laptop Deal Highlighted

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The cluster contains a product deal and a legal/rights issue, neither of which rise to the level of significant industry news.
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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎮 Y'know, I don't think you'll find a better gaming laptop deal over Prime Day than this bargain RTX 5070 Acer Nitro for under $1,000 It may be a lower-spec 85

    🎮 Y'know, I don't think you'll find a better gaming laptop deal over Prime Day than this bargain RTX 5070 Acer Nitro for under $1,000 It may be a lower-spec 85 W RTX 5070, but we've not seen a sub-$1,000 machine like this for a loooong time. 📰 Source: Latest from PC Gamer 🔗 Link:…

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎮 Ultima's creator Richard Garriott is planning to win back the rights to his legendary RPG from EA with an 50-year-old copyright quirk Ultima designer Richard

    🎮 Ultima's creator Richard Garriott is planning to win back the rights to his legendary RPG from EA with an 50-year-old copyright quirk Ultima designer Richard Garriott (AKA Lord British) has a plan to claim back the rights to his legendary RPG series from current owner EA. The t…