Shaun, That may be, but did Code Factory explicitly give permission to redistribute their programs or not. Did they state they are making these games public domain, I.E. public property, because if not it is technically piracy according to the laws of the United States and other international copyright laws. That's the thing you people often overlook here.
There is some misguided idea that if developer x stops producing a game, stops selling it, they assume it must be freeware and begin sharing cracks all over the net. Unless the company have given explicit notice in writing somewhere that this is sanctioned by them it is software piracy. You might or might not think this is fair, but it is the law. For example, let's assume that someone decides to upload a copy of Windows 98 to sendspace complete with keys and everything. Microsoft doesn't support it any more. They don't sell it any more. So that makes it legal to share it? Of course not! It is still owned and controled by Microsoft. Its copyright status has not changed, and just because Microsoft is no longer making it publically available doesn't mean it is now freeware. The same exact issue applies to these games. Unless the copyrights and end user license has changed your breaking the law by sharing the games. Cheers! On 4/20/11, shaun everiss <sm.ever...@gmail.com> wrote: > well look at the forum. > Code factory of last we know is not interested in gaming anymore. > In fact last contact has had them say they have dropped all titles. > There is a topic on cracking their games, on the audiogames general forum. > Its a shame they dumped their entire gaming side. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.