http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21179
--- Comment #7 from Luke gaming4jc2@yahoo.com 2009-12-31 09:15:21 --- (In reply to comment #4)
(In reply to comment #2)
http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=5932 says:
"this game is not abadonware anymore so it is ILLEGAL to download because throwback entertainment has acquire all his rights. "
Abandonware is not a legal concept anyway, the only way to lose copyright is for it to expire or to waive the copyright. Not protecting the copyright is irrelevant.
Thanks for the better bug report and defining the download policy. However, I am running on dial-up here and found it nearly impossible to download git regression testing... well maybe after 48hrs of leaving my computer run at 26kbps but that isn't overly practical lol.
Also, I contacted Throwback Entertainment personally and they never game me any verifiable evidence that they own the rights to the game, other than "we own teh rights". The internet page which makes the blunt statement seems to have also gone offline recently. I wonder about their validity.
I'll see if I can't report things a bit better in the future. Thanks for your time. :D