Abondonware

bucky · Post by **bucky** » Tue Sep 16, 2003 5:11 pm

What is it exactly? Ive always wanted to know

Dopefish · Post by **Dopefish** » Tue Sep 16, 2003 6:02 pm

When a developer stops selling game they made but haven't made it freeware or public domain, it's abandonware.

It's illegal too, I never touch the stuff.

Post by **wardrich** » Tue Sep 16, 2003 9:25 pm

Yes. Abandonware is just as its name suggests. Abandonware is yesterday's warez. I'm not totally sure, but I believe that, even if a software company goes bankrupt, and doesn't officially release its software as freeware, it too becomes abandonware. I also think the copyright law states 75 years for 'abandonware' to officially become free to the public, unless otherwise stated by the company.

Ro@m · Post by **Ro@m** » Sat Sep 27, 2003 12:29 pm

shit 75 years!?man i don't think i could live that much

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Sep 27, 2003 1:53 pm

The guy who copywrighted happy birth day doesnt sue every time you sing it and its not illegal nor is video taping tv shows sare computer games should be too its information the computers are singing it to each other over the internet (lol) IT IS FREEDOM OF SPEECH so somone needs to get a life.

Post by **Dogbreath** » Sat Sep 27, 2003 1:55 pm

Copyright laws say that all works of literature/art must be released as public domain 50 years after creation (75 in U.S, though that'll be shortened)

The problem is, many authors abandon their games after creating them (the difference between abandonware and oldwarez) so it's impossible to obtain them legally and will be for the next 30 years, thus the term "abandonware."

Dopefish · Post by **Dopefish** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 11:51 am

If you ask me, copyrights should only last as long as the artist is alive.

Anonymous wrote:The guy who copywrighted happy birth day doesnt sue every time you sing it and its not illegal nor is video taping tv shows sare computer games should be too its information the computers are singing it to each other over the internet (lol) IT IS FREEDOM OF SPEECH so somone needs to get a life.

First: Happy Birthday isn't copyrighted. If it was copyrighted you can still sing it you just couldn't record it.

Secod: Genrally taping TV shows is only legal if you don't distribute copies. Once you start giving away/selling copies it's illegal (same with computer games, music, movies, etc.).

Third: I couldn't understand what you're trying to say about "sare computer games singing to each other". Can you try saying that in English?

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