This is how the Internet works:
I was reading an article from my friend Frank on the naming of Bill and Melinda Gates as Time Magazine's people of the year (along with Bono). He went on to mention that Melinda was the project manager of Microsoft Bob, one of Microsoft's more humerous offerings. His link lead to the all knowing Wikipedia article on Microsoft Bob, which at the bottom has a see also link to Abondonware, a intersting topic on who technically owns software (particularly games) when the authors go out of business and do not transfer the copyright to another legal entity. The bottom of the page lists a number of games that are legal to download, but also contains a link to another site listing even more.
Therefore, the nomination of Bill and Melinda Gates as Time Magazine's people of the year is a indirect endorsement to downloading free games.