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Mark Your Calendars: Chrono Trigger Enters the Public Domain in 66 Years

Author: Staff
All this waiting is really getting to me. Since Square Enix won't remaster Chrono Trigger, and won't give us any new games in the series, it falls to us fans.

But we have to wait until March 11th, 2090 for Chrono Trigger to finally enter the public domain (assuming Congress doesn't lengthen copyright again in the intervening decades). That falls on a Saturday, which is perfect. You can probably save up some vacation days or quit your job. Sounds drastic? Consider this: Chrono Trigger will only enter the public domain once. Do you really want to be left out of what will surely be month-long celebrations in the streets?

66 years might seem like a long time, but writing projects have a way of taking longer than expected. George R. R. Martin has been working on the next installment of the Game of Thrones series for 13 years, and he shows no signs of being near completion. The Lord of the Rings took 12 years. Duke Nukem Forever took 14 years. So if you're planning to write your grand sequel to Chrono Trigger, you should start writing now, and in 66 years you'll have surely sharpened the writing to a fine point.

Worried that no one will care about Chrono Trigger in 2090? Don't worry, Bambi 1 came out in 1942, and they made a sequel in 2006 (yes, yes, they did). That's 64 years! Don't you think CT deserves a better sequel than friggin' Bambi?!

Anyway, unfortunately for me, I'll probably be a dried-up zombie husk by the year 2090, which will significantly dinimish my ability to party with you. But I'm happy for you youngsters who will get to enjoy it.

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