united-states copyright software online-piracy
Is it illegal to download abandoned apps no longer sold on Google Play Store?
<p>Lets say you want to buy an app. Specifically <a href="https://androidcommunity.com/super-monkey-ball-2-rolls-onto-the-google-play-store-20120314/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Super Monkey Ball 2</a> which is no longer sold because it is unsupported by newer versions of android.</p>

<p>The game runs great in newer versions of android. </p>

<p>You just can't buy the game anymore. </p>

<p>Here are the <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=SEGA&amp;hl=en" rel="nofollow noreferrer">games by Sega</a> and there's no Super Monkey Ball.</p>

<p>So, you can't buy the game if you wanted to!</p>

<p>So, is it illegal to get the game in an unauthorized way since the game has been abandoned by the copyright holder?</p>

<h2>Yes, its illegal</h2>

<p>Sega <em>owns</em> the game - they can do what they like with it - including <em>nothing</em>. You can't.</p>
