Whether old or new, Stardock's products are proprietary and it is illegal to redistribute them without consent.

The term "abandonware" is a construct created by people to attempt to justify violations of copyright.

Stardock retains the exclusive right to determine what can and cannot be distributed by/to a third party.

Unless there is a future change of position the answer is a simple "no".

That's fine. I wasn't using the term "abandonware" to suggest it was legal to redistribute proprietary software without consent nor was I suggesting that Stardock no longer has the rights to old copies of their own software, as Jafo or DrJBHL may have been insinuating. I must disagree with you Jafo that "Abandonware" as a term, was purely invented to justify copyright violations, instead of simply being used to describe software no longer sold or support offered.

I was just enquiring as to whether the developers/company would give permission to post the ancient software copies for free, or whether they would want copies themselves for archival reasons, as there has been no public discussion of the matter I wanted to be courteous.

Although I can see value in preserving old software, I will respect the law and Stardock's decision, as it is theirs as a company to make.