UT 2004 is now legally free to download and install! The installer also applies the newest community patch.

Further information and installer download can be found here:
https://www.oldunreal.com/downloads/ut2004/full-game-installers/

The community patch is here in case you want to check it out:
https://github.com/OldUnreal/UT2004Patches/releases/tag/3374-preview-9

If you want to read out some news about it first, you can find them here:
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/unreal-tournament-2004-is-now-available-for-free-thanks-to-its-fan-community-and-theyve-even-updated-the-game-for-modern-pcs-this-is-the-first-public-patch-for-unreal-tournament-2004-in-over-20-years/

In case you have friends who'd like to play the game with you but can't get hold of a copy anymore, this is not a problem anymore. Enjoy!