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Originally Posted by Enigma
Well, I dont even know what abandonware is, nor why it is out of bounds for discussion. My Bad, fellas.  |
Usually it refers to products that are very old from companies that no longer exist.
Usually the copyright is held by an individual or even a bank, making it impossible
to obtain the product. Sometimes the copyright is totally lost.
In short, abandonware is code that would never have it's copyright enforced for one
reason or another.
It is sometimes illegal to distribute it, depending on the state of the copyright.
Most of the time it is impossible to find out if it is legal to distribute.