Warez Question

[burnman99]

Is it legal to be in possession of/host a download for/distribute older freeware versions of pay programs like TmpgEnc12a or VCD Easyv1.1.5.2? I know the owners no longer have download links on their sight although they are available for download elsewhere. Thanks in advance.

Rog

[yoda313]

Hello,
When in doubt, ask the owner of the software. But seriously, probably not. I would imagine that if they are the freeware (trial version??) version you should be okay. Though, again you should ask for permission from the company/creator.

Kevin

----I'm no lawyer, just offering my opinion----

[pyscrow]

Freeware is freeware.
Unless the licence that came with it specifically forbids it, you can do what you like with it. A programer can not revoke or change the licence conditions at a later date.

[Gazorgan]

That's not freeware. It's trialware/shareware and it's not the same thing. There are distribution rights to trialware/sahreware you must follow. Read teh EULA in the original file. No original file? Sorry, you can't distribute (99.8%?) extracted files.

[burnman99]

the original zip file does not seem to include any type of EULA or license at least for 12a. VCD Easy does say you must post a link to their site, but that's about it..

[johns0]

You can usually host sites with those 2 files for d/l as long as you follow the agreements of its use which sometimes says you have to link to their site and its not considered shareware or trialware.