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14-11-2006, 09:36 AM
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Request Rules & Important information - READ BEFORE POSTING HERE!!!
Welcome to Abandonia's Requests forum. In this section you can request for a game to be uploaded on Abandonia provided it's abandonware. What follows is a list of rules which will explain what constitutes "Abandonware" and what do we refer to as "protected" games.
This forum is not to be used for asking people to recommend games to you. Use Favorite Oldies and Newbies for that purpose. BASIC RULES
AUTOMATICALLY REJECTED KINDS OF REQUESTS
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WHAT IS ABANDONWARE
On Abandonia, a game is considered abandonware ... 1. If the game is NOT being sold from official sources. Steam, GOG, Stardock and any other site that directly pays the publisher - NOT second hand sales (eBay, most of Amazon Marketplace, etc.) 2. If no-one will object to us hosting the game. If any publisher or holder of copyrights to a particular game objects, it will be taken down. 3. If the game is no longer supported. Note that if the copyright owner has released a formerly commercial game as Freeware, it can be added to Abandonia regardless if it would be otherwise Protected, Sold or whatnot. WHAT IS NOT ABANDONWARE 1. Games that are still officially being sold. This includes re-releases and compilations. Modified re-releases (such as Warcraft II: Battle.Net Edition) count as the same game unless they've been subjected to significant changes content- and engine- wise. 2. Games that are still being supported. This means that the publisher or developer will still support the game. This can be by having patches on their site, by answering questions regarding the game or any other service involving the game. 3. Games that are actively protected by the copyright owners. We automatically consider some owners to maintain an active interest in protecting their games (ie Cease & Desisting any site that attempts to offer the games for download) for a certain period of time. The ESA section below explains the details. 4. Games that are simply "old". Age alone IS NOT a defining factor, period. HOW TO CHECK IF A GAME IS ABANDONWARE ? This can be tricky at times, so here is an outline of the procedure in the order it should be done: 1. Mobygames and Wikipedia Verify facts like original PC release date, publisher, developer, etc. 2. Wikipedia's list of commercial games released as freeware Freeware status trumps protected/sold/supported statuses 3. Check the list of companies below. 4. Check online stores to see if any still sell it Google will be a big help here - make sure to check as many stores as possible and don't forget compilations also count. (our custom Google search should be helpful in that regard) 5. Check the website of the publisher/developer. If they still offer technical support for the game, it is not abandonware. Last edited by The Fifth Horseman; 18-09-2011 at 08:19 PM. |
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LIST OF PROTECTED COMPANIES
Some companies consider keeping tight control of their copyrights to be Very Serious Business™ and will stomp heavily on anyone who offers the games they own for download. We DON'T want to piss them off - receiving a notice to remove all games owned by a specific company within 48 hours or suffer legal consequences (in layman's terms: lawsuit) is not very pleasant and we would prefer to never get one again, thankyouverymuch. 1. ESA Who are they and what do they do? The ESA (or Entertainment Software Association) protects games of its members and subsidiaries. Subsidiaries are companies owned or supported by its members (for example Maxis is a subsidiary of Electronic Arts). How does this affect Abandonia? On Abandonia, we employ certain rules regarding ESA members & subsidiaries. Some have unlimited protection (meaning all their games are protected indefinitely) while others have limited protection (meaning games older than X years are unprotected). What are their members and subsidiaries? Quote:
Games released by the following the companies are ALWAYS considered to be protected: Quote:
As of May 2008, several major companies have opted out of their ESA membership. The following companies are no longer considered under ESA protection (LucasArts/LucasFilm games are still off-limits): Atari / Infogrames is no longer present on the list of ESA member companies. Codemasters left ESA sometime in October 2008, which we failed to observe at the time. As of November 2009, following companies are no longer considered under ESA protection: As of August 2011, following companies are no longer considered under ESA protection: Quote:
As of 2013, due to THQ's bankrupcy, the following companies' properties are no longer considered subject to ESA protection unless determined otherwise: Quote:
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As a result of voting among members of the staff, effective immediately:
Partially discounted: Amazon Marketplace is no longer counted as a valid source. Play.com is no longer counted as a valid source, excluding as noted above.
Completely discounted: CDAccess is no longer counted as a valid source. Purplus is no longer counted as a valid source. Specialty Software is no longer counted as a valid source. This means a lot of games will lose their "sold" status shortly, and a large number of formerly rejected requests might be approved.
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