> What happens to these 'dead programs'? When do they go out of copyright 
> or be give-awayable ?

I guess that since the copyright still exists, they're not freely copyable 
or give-awayable. I get very sad about "dead" programs, since some of my most 
used programs today are "dead". For example, I don't think I could use a Mac 
without Superpaint - it does everything I want from a graphics program, does 
it quickly and easily, and has both integrated vector and bit-mapped 
capability. I use it for all my FB graphics, as there is no other Mac program 
I know that combines so much. Yet Adobe killed it off, since it wasn't a 
"professional" program. Sigh.

Phil Yates