Well, even if they wouldn't support the game and it wouldn't be for sale anymore... and the company wouln't be part of ESA, we might still not host the game. If the copyright holder for a game would contact Abandonia.com and express his wish that we remove a download link to a game - and even a review, Abandonia would do that. The copyright holder is the one who has the control over the game (for 95 years - after that it becomes public domain by default).
So abandonware isn't a legal class, it just basically means games that nobody minds if they are up for download - although it's illegal.
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