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Within an intellectual rights contextual background, abandonware is a software (or hardware) sub-case of the general concept of orphan works. Museums and various organizations dedicated to preserving this software continue to provide legal access. [2] The term "abandonware" is broad and encompasses many types of old software.
Whether orphaned software and video games ("Abandonware") fall under the audiovisual works definition is a matter debated by scholars. [14] The Directive was influenced by a survey of the state of intellectual property law in the United Kingdom called the Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property and Growth.
Authors objected that the definition of orphan works would include many works that are being actively exploited, and would deprive authors of income from those works. [ 7 ] In June 2015, another report was released focusing on orphan works and mass digitization.
The game is still mentioned as freeware and many forums and sites have the now dead link to the game page. The legal situation now is unclear because the installer has no disclaimer. Area 51 (2005), a first person shooter by Midway Games. Its free release was sponsored by the US Air Force. It later changed hands and its freeware status was removed.
That is not the definition of abandonware, or at least _legal_ abandonware. Legal abandonware results from the copyright holder no longer existing (a company that goes out of business, where the copyrights go to no person in particular) or the copyright holder cancelling the copyrights [or the software in question otherwise becoming part of ...
Abandonware Software not to include in this category: Video games , because most video games would otherwise meet the definition above after a short period of time
Abandonware, a product, typically software, ignored by its owner and manufacturer, and for which no support is available; All pages with titles beginning with abandon; All pages with titles containing abandon; Desertion (disambiguation)
Abandonia is an abandonware website, focusing mainly on showcasing video games and distributing games made for the MS-DOS system.. Abandonia also features a music section and an Abandonware List, [1] a continuously expanded database of over 4600 games including information about their publishers, release dates and whether according to the staff's knowledge the software is sold, protected or ...