29 Aug
2011
29 Aug
'11
9:12 a.m.
On Mon, 29 Aug 2011, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 29 Aug 2011 at 6:05, Christian Liendo wrote:
Which I pointed out was _completely_ wrong. :)
Yes.. Atari is going after everyone who is using
their trademark name
and logo.
They HAVE too, otherwise they lose their trademark.
The original statement was "they will lose their copyright". That's
You "abandonware" adherents should consider
this when you decide to
distribute "free" software. It's illegal, and in the USA, a felony.
Don't like it? Get the law changed--I'll back you up.
Something tells me the heat death of the universe will occur before the
law gets changed. There's just too many congresscritters on the payroll
of entertainment companies for it to ever come to pass. (ha!)
Note that because software is often a work-for-hire, you can be assured
that we'll ALL be long dead before those titles legally enter the public
domain - providing of course they're EVER permitted to. I suspect as soon
as Mickey Mouse comes close to his (new, purchased in the late 90's)
expiry date, Disney will buy themselves a new Senator and they'll get it
pushed out to 250 years or so after the death of the author.
But we've been here before. If you still maintain
that copyrights
can be voided by lack of an aggressive defense, please cite the case
law.
He can't - he doesn't know what the hell he's talking about.
Trademarks are a completely different matter and
involve a very
different body of law. (cf. "Kleenex").
...or "Xerox". ("hey, can you xerox me a copy of that?")
g.
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