dotTech - Topic: FATE - Free Game? http://dottech.org/forums/games/fate-free-game/ Simple:Press Version 5.2.6 Joji on FATE - Free Game? http://dottech.org/forums/games/fate-free-game/#p10877 Freebie Games http://dottech.org/forums/games/fate-free-game/#p10877 Locutus said:

From Wikipedia:

Commercial software apparently owned by a company no longer in

business: Often, no entity defends the copyright if such software is

put onto abandonware websites. An example of this is Digital Research's original PL/I compiler

for DOS.

However, the rights to the software may have been bought by another

company or have reverted to its original authors, who could file

lawsuits against those copying software without permission.

So it's still illegal. YellYell

THANK YOU!!! That's what I was looking for!! HA HAaaaa ah! So awesome! Thank you once again!

 

~Joji~

]]> Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:49:03 -0700 Locutus on FATE - Free Game? http://dottech.org/forums/games/fate-free-game/#p10867 Freebie Games http://dottech.org/forums/games/fate-free-game/#p10867 From Wikipedia:

Commercial software apparently owned by a company no longer in
business: Often, no entity defends the copyright if such software is
put onto abandonware websites. An example of this is Digital Research's original PL/I compiler
for DOS.
However, the rights to the software may have been bought by another
company or have reverted to its original authors, who could file
lawsuits against those copying software without permission.

So it's still illegal. YellYell

]]> Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:26:02 -0700 Joji on FATE - Free Game? http://dottech.org/forums/games/fate-free-game/#p10848 Freebie Games http://dottech.org/forums/games/fate-free-game/#p10848 BTW, Locu, could you varify if I can post shut-downed-no-longer-can-you-buy-it-anywhere games and post 'em on the internet?

 

The post about it is a few posts up from this...

 

~Joji~

]]> Mon, 21 Jun 2010 06:28:56 -0700 Joji on FATE - Free Game? http://dottech.org/forums/games/fate-free-game/#p10847 Freebie Games http://dottech.org/forums/games/fate-free-game/#p10847 OHHHHHhhhHHHhhhHHHHhhhh... so that's what that "extreme WTHck" rule means... I do follow rules, except I WANT TO CLARIFY ALRIGHT MY BEST FRIEND FOREVER INTERNET BUDDY!?

 

Lawl...

 

~Joji~

]]> Mon, 21 Jun 2010 06:27:09 -0700 Locutus on FATE - Free Game? http://dottech.org/forums/games/fate-free-game/#p10833 Freebie Games http://dottech.org/forums/games/fate-free-game/#p10833 Rule: n. A regulation,

law, guideline.

Joji: adj.  One who does not follow rules; he was a real Joji.

Wink

Joji, you don't even need to log into Facebook to see that key. 

http://www.google.com/search?q=abandonware

]]> Sun, 20 Jun 2010 19:59:43 -0700 calebstein on FATE - Free Game? http://dottech.org/forums/games/fate-free-game/#p10832 Freebie Games http://dottech.org/forums/games/fate-free-game/#p10832 It may be publicly available on their Facebook page, but that doesn't mean you have permission to copy it elsewhere.  I think we should all obey the rules that the admins put in place for a reason.

]]> Sun, 20 Jun 2010 19:55:31 -0700 Joji on FATE - Free Game? http://dottech.org/forums/games/fate-free-game/#p10829 Freebie Games http://dottech.org/forums/games/fate-free-game/#p10829 New Key:ABCd-EFGH-IJKL

 

Don't go rambo at me, it's from their facebook page, giving away the game for free… it's a promotion basically.

 

Key expirary date is on June 20th, 2010. Get the game before it's gone.

 

GOT IT MARINES!? THAT'S AN ORDER!!! Lawl. :P

 

~Joji~

]]> Sun, 20 Jun 2010 19:27:35 -0700 Joji on FATE - Free Game? http://dottech.org/forums/games/fate-free-game/#p10828 Freebie Games http://dottech.org/forums/games/fate-free-game/#p10828 How about this... http://noportable.blogspot.com/2010/04/portable-marine-heavy-gunner-vietnam.html

 

This company shut down since 2008... and this game is rare. You can't buy it from anywhere because the company, well, shut down. It's an independent company btw...

 

So can games like that be shared? You can google "Marine Heavy Gunner: Vietnam" but you will not be able to find a way to buy it unless it's from the following:

 

a) Garage sale

b) ebay: http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m570.l1313&_nkw=marine+heavy+gunner:+Vietnam&_sacat=See-All-Categories

c) your friends'

 

So... make an exception? Please? Can you please make an exception for those games that are long gone discontinued? I mean if it's gone forever and can't buy it anywhere else, then heck why not just share it? Even the guys on Ebay sells that game for $3.00 because it's discontinued and the graphics are horrible!

 

~Joji~

]]> Sun, 20 Jun 2010 19:22:41 -0700 Locutus on FATE - Free Game? http://dottech.org/forums/games/fate-free-game/#p10827 Freebie Games http://dottech.org/forums/games/fate-free-game/#p10827 Is it freeware?  If not, then no.  No means no.

]]> Sun, 20 Jun 2010 18:54:17 -0700 Joji on FATE - Free Game? http://dottech.org/forums/games/fate-free-game/#p10824 Freebie Games http://dottech.org/forums/games/fate-free-game/#p10824  But you didn't answer my question, what happens if a company shuts down? Such as Pivotal Games for example?

 

You can no longer buy it from anywhere. The only way to buy their games are from places that still have 1 or 2 of their games left or on Ebay...

 

~Joji~

]]> Sun, 20 Jun 2010 18:00:18 -0700 calebstein on FATE - Free Game? http://dottech.org/forums/games/fate-free-game/#p10823 Freebie Games http://dottech.org/forums/games/fate-free-game/#p10823 I'd say that is a good reason.

]]> Sun, 20 Jun 2010 17:02:41 -0700 Locutus on FATE - Free Game? http://dottech.org/forums/games/fate-free-game/#p10821 Freebie Games http://dottech.org/forums/games/fate-free-game/#p10821 Simply because some times, the developers stop giving out their codes after X days but keep the downloads available, so if the codes are freely posted here on dotTech then you can just head out and download it.  Also because a lot of times, it's against developer's rules.

]]> Sun, 20 Jun 2010 16:08:57 -0700 calebstein on FATE - Free Game? http://dottech.org/forums/games/fate-free-game/#p10820 Freebie Games http://dottech.org/forums/games/fate-free-game/#p10820 I was talking about this one particularly:

No code-sharing, even if they are the same for everyone 

I'll bet when Locutus posted that rule, he had a good reason to do so.  Granted, I don't know what that reason was, but I'd prefer not to mess with admins.  I'm not sure of your motives though.

]]> Sun, 20 Jun 2010 15:38:57 -0700 Joji on FATE - Free Game? http://dottech.org/forums/games/fate-free-game/#p10818 Freebie Games http://dottech.org/forums/games/fate-free-game/#p10818 Aw, who cares, it's ok, let's just ALL slack off...Cool

 

So legal eh? What happens if the company shuts down completely, can we share the "code" then?

 

~Joji~

]]> Sun, 20 Jun 2010 14:00:27 -0700 calebstein on FATE - Free Game? http://dottech.org/forums/games/fate-free-game/#p10817 Freebie Games http://dottech.org/forums/games/fate-free-game/#p10817 Casey said:

The unlock code is ABCD-EFGH-IJKL and it expires on Sunday.

I think that is a violation of the forum rules:
 

Rules about freebies

No code-sharing, even if they are the same for everyone

No magazine-only freebies (as said above)

Provide a backlink (as said above)

Legal freebies only (as said above)

http://dottech.org/forums/anno.....egulations

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