Talk:Gateway (video game)

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Gateway is not freeware. A free (as in no-cost) download link was on the Legend Entertainment home site, but it was not to be redistributed. Here's what Bob Bates from Legend Entertainment replied when I emailed him:

Hi Eino,
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.
BTW, I very much appreciate the responsible way in which you are handling this. It's nice to see ethical behavior still operating in the world!
Thanks and best wishes,
--Bob

evktalo 14:27, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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