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Abandonware is computer software which is no longer being sold or supported by its copyright holder. Sometimes, it is used as a blanket category for any software over a certain age, usually five years.

The term has no legal meaning. This means that labeling any kind of software 'abandonware' does not make it legal to use it without paying or make copies of it. Unless the author puts the software in the public domain, any and all abandonware remains covered under copyright law until its copyright term expires.

Alternatively, the term is also used for software which is still available, but on which further support and development have been intentionally discontinued. This article discusses only the first meaning.

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ahora que se pusieron serios con el abandonware sera hacer un buen uno de DOSbox y recordarlos!
unmanahi (Juan Mora Caro) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:43:16 -0000
ahora que se pusieron serios con el abandonware sera hacer un buen uno de DOSbox y recordarlos!
@ask a lot of folks are reviewing Things as 1 star due to being abandonware. I don't use a mac for sync/extra features. should I be worried?
dormando (dormando) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:09:38 -0000
@ask a lot of folks are reviewing Things as 1 star due to being abandonware. I don't use a mac for sync/extra features. should I be worried?
Why are there no good apps for JIRA on the iPhone. Some have potential but are incomplete or abandonware. First to finish will win big!
olsworth (Matthew Jones) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:20:50 -0000
Why are there no good apps for JIRA on the iPhone. Some have potential but are incomplete or abandonware. First to finish will win big!
Learn about global warming abandonware The Huns Yellow Pages sex and the city Japan Online Games car audio black water www.qx0.org/aurpm
HereWeAre2 (HereWeAre2) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:41:35 -0000
Learn about global warming abandonware The Huns Yellow Pages sex and the city Japan Online Games car audio black water www.qx0.org/aurpm
@OisEucalypt oh I do too. Abandonware sites have been popular forever
deejrandom (Warren Bennett) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:05:29 -0000
@OisEucalypt oh I do too. Abandonware sites have been popular forever
@lakota75 google "abandonware"
Uncle_Buck (Brian Buck) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:41:56 -0000
@lakota75 google "abandonware"

 
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Abandonwarez: The pros outweigh the cons - Article on abandonware from The Adventure Collective.
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404 Dan's 20th Century Abandonware - Application software from a time not quite forgotten.

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500 The Ultimate Oldgames Linkpage - A large ring with many sites and a resources section.
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Warez, Abandonware, and the Software Industry - An article looking at the issues involved in abandonware from both sides.
Meta Description: [ In the battles over computer software there are many sides, including warez users, abandonware proponents, and the software companies themselves. A look at the three views of digital intellectual property. In this section: intellectual property rights. ]

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