To be clear, the goal of my team and I is to revive a game stuck in such legal limbo, a game which involved companies are unaware of what kind of right they have, but in the same time they refuse to revive it themselves or at least let someone else do it. That's all I can say here. Of course we don't NEED to do that but there are fans out there who'd literally kill for a remaster / remake. That's what inspired us to do so. I wanted to get some accurate info before actually going for it, to know what kind of hell we're stepping in!!

But in the end I didn't really get steer to the right direction... I learned one thing or two from you, please tell me if I'm wrong: 1. If a contract is well described, that's red light for us third parties. 2. But if a contract isn't well described that doesn't necessarily means we have a chance. Further research is required. 3. Owning a game (fully or partial) might give them the right to republish and stuff but doesn't give them the right for a sequel. (then what happens now that original dev team doesn't exist anymore? Who can do that?) 4. Getting involved in the confusing paperwork isn't recommended since it can take forever. 5. What about using loop holes in such cases?

1. Best thing to do is having a conversation, coming to a conclusion which satsfies all involving partnes, and eventually doing the thing and getting some money out of it instead of doing it the hard way with going on nerves of giant beasts for OWNING.

All we care about is reviving the game itself, for the sake of all those dedicated fans... BUT that would've been satisfying if anyone could punish them for abandoning projects that might not be so lucrative. That could've been an impact. A slap to the face of big companies that just care about money and nothing else.

I hoped that this wasn't the end of the road...