GOG Has Had To Hire Private Investigators To Track Down IP Rights Holders

GOG.com faces significant challenges in game preservation beyond technical issues, including tracking down intellectual property rights holders. The company once hired a private investigator to locate someone in the UK who had unknowingly inherited game rights. Similar challenges led to the creation of Nightdive Studios when its founder purchased System Shock rights from an insurance company. GOG suggests that removing DRM from older games would ease preservation efforts, though industry adoption remains unlikely.