I didn't read the reasoning, but in my opinion the requirement for giving "abandonware" special treatment has been reduced by the advent of sites like GOG.com w

I didn't read the reasoning, but in my opinion the requirement for giving "abandonware" special treatment has been reduced by the advent of sites like GOG.com which preserve old games. However, there are probably still games that are almost impossible to purchase in playable form, so in principle there should be an allowance for these cases.