In the case of something like the Gameboy, Nintendo still profits from selling old software for that platform, emulated on their newer consoles.
The more interesting question is in the cases of businesses that fail. Though I can't imagine this happening, it would be wonderful if the law specified that if a bankrupt company is liquidating its assets and cannot find a buyer for its source code, that it be open sourced.
The more interesting question is in the cases of businesses that fail. Though I can't imagine this happening, it would be wonderful if the law specified that if a bankrupt company is liquidating its assets and cannot find a buyer for its source code, that it be open sourced.