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==Game XY isn't being sold any more. Is it ok to download it?== | ==Game XY isn't being sold any more. Is it ok to download it?== | ||
Unless declared otherwise by the copyright holder you are not allowed to get the game free of charge. You can find most games for purchase on [http://www.ebay.com eBay]. | Unless declared otherwise by the copyright holder you are not allowed to get the game free of charge. You can find most games for purchase on [http://www.ebay.com eBay] or see the [[Where to get the games]] page. | ||
==What about abandonware?== | ==What about abandonware?== | ||
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==What am I allowed to download free of charge?== | ==What am I allowed to download free of charge?== | ||
* [[Beneath a Steel Sky]] | * [[Beneath a Steel Sky]] | ||
* [[Dragon History]] | |||
* [[Drascula: The Vampire Strikes Back]] | |||
* [[Dreamweb]] | |||
* [[Flight of the Amazon Queen]] | * [[Flight of the Amazon Queen]] | ||
* [[Lure of the Temptress]] | * [[Lure of the Temptress]] | ||
* video packs for Broken Sword 1 and Broken Sword 2 | * [[Mission Supernova]] | ||
* [[Mystery House]] | |||
* [[Sfinx]] | |||
* [[Soltys]] | |||
* [[TeenAgent]] | |||
* most homebrew games made with [[AGI/Fan Games|AGI]], [[SCI/Fan Games|SCI]], and [[Wintermute/Games|Wintermute]] | |||
* [https://www.scummvm.org/demos demos] of copyrighted games | |||
* [https://www.scummvm.org/games/#sword1 video packs] for [[Broken Sword 1]] and [[Broken Sword 2]] | |||
* [[ScummVM]] itself, of course :) | * [[ScummVM]] itself, of course :) | ||
==Which other games am I allowed to download legally?== | ==Which other games am I allowed to download legally?== | ||
Check the lists of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open-source_video_games open source video games], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_freeware_video_games freeware games], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_commercial_video_games_released_as_freeware liberated games] on wikipedia. | |||
==Legal disclaimer== | ==Legal disclaimer== | ||
While this document was written with the best intentions, the author is not a lawyer. If you know that something in here is obviously wrong, make a suggestion, don't sue. :) | While this document was written with the best intentions, the author is not a lawyer. If you know that something in here is obviously wrong, make a suggestion, don't sue. :) | ||