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Abandonware

Abandonware is software, typically computer or video games, that is no longer for sale (by conventional means) or supported by the creator. In many cases the abandoned software was distributed by websites, such as warez, for free. The use of the "abandonware" term is controversial, as distributing out of print software and games is still considered…

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Abandonware

Nodes139
Edges138
Triples124
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014388
Components1

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Abandonware

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related to Early abandonware websites · 25
Abandonware → Abandonia, Abandonware Ring, An, Another, As, Bunny Abandonware, DMCA, February, Gremlin Interactive, Home, In, In October, Interactive Digital Software Association, Internet, Jeff Minter, Magnetic Fields, Peter Ringering, Ring, Ringering, Sites
related to Archives · 17
Abandonware → Atari, Copyright Act, December, DOS/PC, DOSBox, Extra-Terrestrial, Internet Archive, MESS, Much, Nevertheless, October, Several, Since, The, The Archive, The Internet Archive, United States Digital Millennium
related to Community support · 14
Abandonware → Bloodlines, Fallout, For, Forged Alliance, In, Methods, Notable, Often, POSReady, Supreme Commander, The Masquerade, Vampire, Windows, Windows XP
related to Copyright expiration · 11
Abandonware → Additionally, All, Berne Convention, For, However, In, In France, Internet Archive, Once, Such, United States
related to US copyright law · 11
Abandonware → Association's, Copyright, Currently, Entertainment Software Association, Hosting, However, Orphan, There, Those, United States, US
related to Availability as freeware · 9
Abandonware → Amstrad, Borland, CPC, ROMs, Smith Engineering, Some, Unlike, Vectrex, ZX Spectrum
related to Re-releases by digital distribution · 8
Abandonware → Conquest, December, DRM-free, For, Frontier Wars, GOG, Good Old Games, With
related to From proponents · 6
Abandonware → Even, Older, Proponents, Some, US, Users
related to Enforcement of copyright · 5
Abandonware → Additionally, Companies, Even, Old, This
related to EU law · 5
Abandonware → Directive, EU, In, Orphan Works Directive, While

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software copyright games source code game digital video support original old released without many also freeware internet preservation still release

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the Internet Archiveinstance ofor organizations0.80text
Abandonwarerelated to ArchivesSeveral0.60section
Abandonwarerelated to ArchivesMuch0.60section
Abandonwarerelated to ArchivesThe Internet Archive0.60section
Abandonwarerelated to ArchivesThe0.60section
Abandonwarerelated to ArchivesUnited States Digital Millennium0.60section
Abandonwarerelated to ArchivesCopyright Act0.60section
Abandonwarerelated to ArchivesOctober0.60section
Abandonwarerelated to ArchivesThe Archive0.60section
Abandonwarerelated to ArchivesNevertheless0.60section
Abandonwarerelated to ArchivesInternet Archive0.60section
Abandonwarerelated to ArchivesMESS0.60section

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