[Stinger]

I commented in another thread last week that the first Gateway was freeware--but had sort of a nagging feeling about it, so I e-mailed Bob Bates to get his take on it. This is what I received:

Hi Evan,

Like most IP stuff, this is complicated.

The Gateway games were licensed products (based on Frederik Pohl's series),
and Legend had the rights to distribute them only for a certain period. We
did do a limited promotion where it was free for a certain period of time,
but only for that period of time.

Today, it's unclear who owns the rights to the games, although I am trying
to sort that out.

So I wouldn't characterize the games as abandonware, but neither are they in
the public domain. If I can ever figure out the legal tanglings, I'll let
you know.

I apologize if I misled anyone; the bottom line is that Gateway is actually not in the public domain as I thought it was.

[BacardiJim]

*does the vindication dance*

is the link on the website? i cant find what thread your refearing to.