On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 14:05:54 +0200, you wrote:
Hi George,
So is it legal to download and play all theses games?
Since they're abandoned, I think ... for personal only should be no problem. Make sure don't re-distribute and involved with money.
But I can't guarantee anything.
To answer the original question: In the US, it's illegal to download any copyrighted material (including abandonware games). In Canada, I believe it is okay to download, but not to share. Not sure about other countries.
Practically speaking, of course, I doubt the owners of these old DOS games will complain much. These days, no one sells DOS games. The copyright holders may no longer exist as an entity, for shareware games.
-jh
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