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The developer of Rogue Legacy has officially released its source code 'in the pursuit of sharing knowledge' (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

I think legally you can download such software as it becomes abandonware. It is a grey area but there's also legal precedence set.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago
  • in some countries
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

No, this is not legal in most countries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_copyright_treaties

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Copyright doesn't cover possession just production and distribution. You can download anything copyrighted just fine, it's just usually illegal to distribute such things with the idea that you're eliminating potential sales.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This is incorrect. Copying for your own use is the most common case of piracy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

I think the grey area is that their is either no single one rights holder, so who's going to sue you, especially for a game they may not be able to use themselves. Or for defunct companies that hold the rights but are out of business.

Meaning it's grey in that it's too much of a hassle or not realistic to sue you for infringement.

I'm also talking out of my ass too, so please correct me.