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Originally posted by Razor2@Jan 1 2005, 12:31 PM
I think the solution would be that someone sends a message to lucasarts, and asks them where he can buy MI1 or 2. Of couse, he must not mention abandonia.
If they say that it can't be bought, then they can't enforce copyright laws in the case abandonia has it for download, because abandonia has not caused them any financial damage, which can be the basis for a lawsuit. (that's the law in most countries in Europe) So they can say that we violated the law, but no court in Europe will deal with it.
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Lucas Arts are already saying it is not available. That would not make any difference at all legally. Unless we have permission from the copyright holder, it is technically illegal to offer the game for download.
Also, it could be taken as financially damaging as we have no idea what they intend to do with the game next. Maybe there is a box set of Monkey Island games coming out next christmas! If everyone has already downloaded the games from here, they would not sell as many copies! That is why it is best to wait until a game has been off the shelves for a while so you can see whether they have really stopped selling it!