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Posted November 27, 2017
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drmike: Archive.org has it going back to June 2016:

https://web.archive.org/web/20160612044541/http://nolfrevival.tk/

Whois on the domain says Feb 2016.

My point and I should have clarified a bit more but once you tell an attorney that you;re interested in doing something with a product they represent, they start paying attention to what's happening with the product.
Well either way it's good news to be honest. Either someone bothers to work out if they own it and sends a C&D, at which point someone might be able to approach them about selling it on DD sites, or no one comes forward in which case the game remains available for free. It doesn't personally affect me as I have both on disc. :)
Posted November 27, 2017
Not legal but fugg it, somebody has to keep the game alive if the rights' holders don't care enough to work together.
Posted November 27, 2017
Anyone want to venture a guess as to the likelihood of this game harboring malware? A quick google search says that ".tk" is the country code for Tokelau, a Pacific Ocean territory of New Zealand.

Sounds far too shady to even slightly tempt me into downloading. I'll wait for an official release on GOG or if that doesn't happen, then I don't really need or want the game.

Consider this: "In 2006, McAfee conducted a survey in which they claim out of the 95 percent most trafficked web sites, .tk domains were twice as likely as the global average to be used for "unwanted behaviors", including scams such as phishing and spam."
Posted November 27, 2017
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TARFU: Anyone want to venture a guess as to the likelihood of this game harboring malware? A quick google search says that ".tk" is the country code for Tokelau, a Pacific Ocean territory of New Zealand.

Sounds far too shady to even slightly tempt me into downloading. I'll wait for an official release on GOG or if that doesn't happen, then I don't really need or want the game.

Consider this: "In 2006, McAfee conducted a survey in which they claim out of the 95 percent most trafficked web sites, .tk domains were twice as likely as the global average to be used for "unwanted behaviors", including scams such as phishing and spam."
Well .tk is just a free domain, doesn't really mean anything one way or the other...

But this is in no way official or legal. Unless the developers or one of the possible publishers / rights holders sanctions it in some way then this is just piracy...
Posted November 27, 2017
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TARFU: Consider this: "In 2006, McAfee conducted a survey in which they claim out of the 95 percent most trafficked web sites, .tk domains were twice as likely as the global average to be used for "unwanted behaviors", including scams such as phishing and spam."
Consider this: Data from 2006 regarding anything digital would be completely useless, especially from the horse's bottom that is McAfee.

In 2006, the Wii came out. In 2016, the Wii was all dead. To use the same matter of thinking, using the data from 2006 would imply that the Wii was still a new product.

Think of what has changed in the world of malware and viruses since then.
Posted November 27, 2017
OMG, call the police!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzECFIAzuQk
Posted November 27, 2017
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SirPrimalform: Seems like a brilliant plan. I gather the issue with it being sold is that no one can work out who owns it. I guess that means no one will issue a cease and desist... or it's a good way to get the current owner to step forward.
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drmike: Considering the original article about the game's legal issues is dated Feb 2015 and no one has still come forward with a C&D...
Night Dive tried to register No One Live Forever as a trademark (probably a fishing expedition to see who would respond) and got smacked by Warner Bros, which implies they believe they have a claim to the IP at least. That itself was in 2015 though.

It's entirely possible that who owns it is known at least by the actual owners whatever they say, but that different parts are owned by different companies. It's entirely possible that, say, WB owns the IP for NOLF while Activision owns the code.
Posted November 27, 2017
Would somebody mind testing the games (run a scan, install and play them) to make sure they're virus-free? I'd appreciate it.
Posted November 27, 2017
There is no indication that this site and the download are provided by the developers.

So far as we here can tell this is piracy, plain and simple. If the devs tried distributing it without having the legal right to do so, we could then debate the morality of it. At the moment, though, it's not even that, it's just some asshole who is doing that. Perhaps a well meaning asshole, but still.

I am not downloading this and don't recommend others do.
Posted November 27, 2017
I'm not pirating a great game, i'd rather buy a copy online even though I hate waiting for what feels like 10 years for it to arrive.
Posted November 27, 2017
First scan with Norton is negative. But I didn´t install it yet. Maybe tomorrow.
Posted November 27, 2017
Old news and it's already been posted.

And the files aren't infected, I've downloaded the games a few months ago and installed them.
https://goo.gl/SZ2h8j
Posted November 27, 2017
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Oddeus: First scan with Norton is negative. But I didn´t install it yet. Maybe tomorrow.
Did you get a really good deal on Norton or do you just hate yourself?
Posted November 27, 2017
I don't think this would be a venue that malware developers would happily pursue. Unlike the real world where muggings are much more practical in hidden places, the preferred environment for a digital bully is in the open. Like a chameleon, they blend into the foilage that advertisers provide, and simply prey upon anyone who passes nearby.

Basically, they want huge amounts of easy prey. Your typical website is far more dangerous than wild games, if only because of the numbers involved.
Posted November 27, 2017
If the publishers don't even want to look under their sofa for some legal papers,then we sure as hell have the right to download these masterpieces,as probably everybody who remembers them has some discs lying at their home like me ;).Cheers
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