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> According to Jurannok, a Blizzard representative on their Support Forums, the game has been discontinued and Blizzard has no current plans to update it or st

> According to Jurannok, a Blizzard representative on their Support Forums, the game has been discontinued and Blizzard has no current plans to update it or start selling it again. > Sources: > https://us.battle.net/forums/en/bnet/topic/13595100072#post-2 https://us.battle.net/forums/en/bnet/topic/13595100072#post-... > https://us.battle.net/forums/en/bnet/topic/14611181553#post-2 https://us.battle.net/forums/en/bnet/topic/14611181553#post-... > As far as I am concerned, that makes Diablo 1 abandonware, so feel free to download this iso, legally. That's quite a jump of logic! Just because they don't publish it now doesn't mean they don't reserve the right to publish it in the future.

hyperman1 8y ago
I think abandonware is always illegal, it's just that nobody cares enough to enforce the copyright. Betting on this when you have blizzard with their trigger happy lawyers seems risky, IMHO.
- rocky1138 8y ago
  Assumed abandonware, anyway. Some companies have legit given the rights over to the public domain for stuff. Hasbro releasing the encryption keys and rights to Atari Jaguar comes to mind. http://www.atarihq.com/news/1999/990514.html http://www.atarihq.com/news/1999/990514.html
  - hyperman1 8y ago
    True. The Id software releases are another major example. I am very gratefull for these gifts. But 'abandoned' implies forgetting or not caring. If a company actively takes some action to allow access, the word 'abandoned' doesn't seem appropriate anymore. What do you think about the word 'donated' or simply 'licensed'.