My understanding of it is that software becomes abandonware when it can no longer be purchased.
I would argue that this software falls into that category. Even if by some miracle you do manage to get a keyfile, it'll have someone elses name on it.
Someone can not be reasonably expected to wait months if not years to hear back from Stefan so they can pay full price for software that is registered in another person's name.
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Abandonware is a product, typically software, ignored by its owner and manufacturer, and for which no official support is available.[1] Although such software is usually still under copyright, the owner may not be tracking copyright violations.
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