Abandonware site charges for downloads

[Paul Koning]

>>>>> "der" == der Mouse <mouse at rodents.montreal.qc.ca> writes:

 >> AFAIK, the concept of "abandonware" doesn't have any legal basis
 >> whatsoever.  [under US copyright law]

 der> When a company dissolves, what happens to its property?  Is that
 der> something that must be specified as part of the dissolution
 der> process?

Yes.  It might be transferred to a creditor, or to some person who
wins the auction for it.  For example, the IP for an invention I
created for a previous (now defunct) company is currently owned by one
of the "angels" who originally put up the money for that company.

   paul