Re: Building An Apple ][ Software Archive

[Roy and/or Janet Miller <millers@inetnebr.com>]

Can't wait to hear!!

Roy

Joe Kohn wrote:

>  >Thanks Joe for the informative response below. Can you also
>  >enlighten us as to whether those programs are protected by
>  >copyright, while the distribution is free? I think was I more
>  >than a bit loose with my use of the term "freeware."
>
> All of the Brutal Deluxe software is copyrighted. All of the original
> versions of the games they ported to the Apple IIGS are copyrighted.
>
> As it is, copyrights are transferable.
>
> I've had personal experience with transfers. After inCider/A+ folded, the
> copyrights to all those articles I'd written for them were transfered to
> their parent company...MacWorld. Knowing that MacWorld could care less
> about Apple II articles, I ask MacWorld's attorney for those copyrights
> to revert back to me. No problem.
>
> Similar actions have happened with commercial software that's currently
> available from Shareware Solutions II. Some of the copyrights have
> reverted back to the program author (such as Burger Bill's Harmonie) and
> in some cases, I have purchased the copyrights outright, as in the case
> of Addressed For Success.
>
> Speaking of copyrights going from one company to another, I'll be
> dropping an Apple IIGS bombshell in the next couple of days ;-)
>
> Check http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko in a few days to see what that
> bombshell might possibly be.
>
>  Joe Kohn
>
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