Reply 60 of 77, by Joey_sw
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wrote:So wouldn't it be more of a common sense to allow software to be archived at a certain age instead of insisting on copyright limitations for 70? years?
After 70 years it is guaranteed that everything is lost.
Thats what most abandonware sites already done.
Most of abandonware sites will rejects submited games/apps/programs if: its newer than 5 years,
or its still in sale/maintained/supported by active corporations/owner.
That SimFarm for example, i buy it in 1996, since it got price cut of being DOS game in new Windows era.
But now for almost than 2 decades, its no longer in sale,
the copyright owner seems to distrust GoG so GOG couldn't sell it, yet.
Almost impossible to get it legally, since you can never know if someone who sell it doesn't have it installed in their computers (or devices since its can be emulated).
And its not available for downloads legally either.
If you sticks to copyright laws 100%, its gone.
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