<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(shoogal @ Aug 27 2006, 01:52 PM) [snapback]251211[/snapback]</div>
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What do you mean when you say abandoned and falls outside esa protection, are they available to download for free or will it cost money and from where.
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I mean this:
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Originally posted by AW List
Descriptions for ESA member companies
The meaning of the different statuses will change when the company is an ESA Member. They are as follows. The numbers in the brackets represent how many games of each respective status are currently in the database:
Abandonware (751)
These softwares are by all means abandoned by their rightful owner(s), and ESA is only protecting these softwares in name. In reality, ESA deems them not worthy their attention, and would rather use their time and effort on more well known software. This means that these softwares can be hosted on Abandonware Sites, if the webmaster is willing to risk it. Just because ESA isn't actively protecting them, doesn't mean they don't protect them at all. There is still a risk with these softwares.
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They are not actively protected anymore, and as such we can host them if someone supplies them.