07-14-2005, 07:18 AM
SetBuilder,Jul 12 2005, 07:36 PM Wrote:1. Warez - ?? WHAT?! This is a program that is no longer sold in stores. If it's inappropriate to provide at no charge something that cannot be found any other way (short EBay), then I apologize, and have edited it out. However, keep in mind no offense was intended, and my copy is liscenced and legit, not "warez".
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The concept of abandonware or things not being available really have no support in copyright law (and typically there is always someone, somewere who holds the copyright). Hence it is as illegal to copy or offerr for download an "abandoned" game as the latest hit game.
Such "abandonware sites" as Bolty mentiones typically (from my understanding) do have sort of permision from the original makers that it is OK, or make a sort of hit and run move when it appear that the actual copyright holder is really so gone that it won't appear and won't complain.
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