Re: Is the download legal?
Posted: 21 Oct 2008 09:42
Besides from the exact meaning of those particular terms, I doubt the legality of the above comparison at all.
You may o/c copy parts or whole of a book which is out of print and/or not commercially available for private use (you may indeed do so with a commercially available book!) but I doubt you may legally copy a computer game or program for free in that same situation.
The term "abandonware" has no legal basis and is a fiction.
regards
Michael
You may o/c copy parts or whole of a book which is out of print and/or not commercially available for private use (you may indeed do so with a commercially available book!) but I doubt you may legally copy a computer game or program for free in that same situation.
The term "abandonware" has no legal basis and is a fiction.
regards
Michael