@Background Pony #23EE
They’ve posted statements indicating they are ideologically opposed to doing so.
That’s not how abandonware works, jackass.
Abandonware is a product, typically software, ignored by its owner and manufacturer, and for which no official support is available.[1] Although such software is usually still under copyright,[2] the owner may not be tracking copyright violations.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.[3]In the United States, copyright protection was 50 years; that subsequently changed to life of the author plus 50 years.[4]
They didn’t abandon it. They were forced to stop. A bit different there.