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Originally Posted by Oscar
I would. A campaign against condemning old games to obscurity is much needed to counter the absurd laws which compromise the preservation of historic culture for the public good. That goal seems more important than a website, and it's not like it would be illegal anyway.
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Actually, it is. I won't pretend to be an expert in all the vagaries of international copyright law (which aren't even consistent worldwide), but my understanding is that being complicit in the promotion of piracy is an actionable offense for a website. Unlikely? Maybe, but far less so than a user simply downloading one.
I personally have great sympathy for the issue of inaccessible games and lost copyrights, and I agree the law needs to be addressed. But despite your willingness to sacrifice AG for this cause (instead of, say, something of your own), allowing a few pointless abandonware links does nothing for anyone.
