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I don´t see why is illegal to be honest. Some companies even don´t have old games listed in any catalog. The copyrights are stated in the box, but you can´t buy it anymore from the company and even if they were so kindly to sell...let´s say 50 units of it to hard core fanatics..., is highly probable that they´ll not do it, because the profit is not worthy and blah blah, blah blah. A fine example of this is F1RS from Ubi Soft. The game is not listed anymore and you can´t buy it. So if you want a new one what´ll you gonna do?? (I´m talking about a NEW package not an Ebay used one).

GP2 on the other hand, is a 1996 game, owned by Mobygames (I think). It´s still being sold, altough they don´t give support. It´s not abandon by the fact the rights are still owned and you can buy it.

I´ve seen Cannon Foder as abandonware, BUT is owned by Mobygames too. Is available for downloading in some "selected" abandonware sites out there. THIS IS WAREZ

A comparision that comes to mind: a 1980 LP music maybe is not sold anymore at Tower Records, but you can buy a new one in CD. The same copyrights are there as in the LP, and the company is still supporting it by having it in their catalog and ships the discs needed to the store. Maybe music industry is more "mature"...ok, they have 100 years of history.

We are NOT about "free gamez", we'r about nostalgy. We target ppl who where in the 10-20 yr range in the late 80's early 90's.
This is where the games start REALY to drop off, and might be lost forever.

Exactly, we´re not aiming the piracy neither warez. We´re promoting a software exchange which is not being sold, supported or available anymore. 99% as in the F1RS example.
This is just one of 4 dictionary definitions given for abandon: "To surrender one's claim to, right to, or interest in; give up entirely".