Re: TWGS EPROM v1.8 Archive Available

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

Cturley2 wrote:

 //SHH Systeme and Mr. Lange has no more rights to that image file than I have

How do you know that? That's an assumption. And remember what happens when you
assume.

or you have for that matter.

> He doesn't own the copyright to it's contents - nor do I or you.
>

But he might have the legal right to sell it. Do you know what contracts he has
made or not made? I sure don't. Why not ask him?

>
> But, AE owns the copyright to it. And, AE nolonger exist or sells the upgrade
> or the hardware.

But it is possible that someone bought some of AE's assets, like the right to their
designs or eproms. That often happens to companies that go under. And if that has
happened, then you could find yourself in a pickle.

> So, as such anybody that owns a TWGS has every right to have
> the image

I've bought lots' of hardware, and I've never seen a a right to an upgrade stated
on any literature that came with any hardware I've bought. Now, some companies do
do that, but as a courtesy, not as a "right".

> and burn it onto an EPROM for use with
> a TWGS card in their Apple IIgs.
>

<snip>

> //SHH Systeme and Mr. Lange offer this service - furnishing the EPROM with the
> TWGS v1.8 image burned into it - plus a daughter card for a complete upgrade -
> for those that do not have the hardware to burn their own EPROM

I read above that version 1.8 was needed for the daughter card. Could it not be
that Mr. Lange has the right to sell the image with the daughter card? If so, then
there is still a legal commercial outlet to one AE product, and to give it away
wouldn't be your right, though it might be within Mr. Lange's rights.

>
> So, I can't see what is being taken away from what is offered by //SHH Systeme
> and Mr. Lange - with the archived image being available for public access and
> download in the archive I've provided.
>

Perhaps his right to sell something if he so chooses.

Cheerfully,

Roy