Date   : Thu, 05 Dec 2002 02:21:18 +0100
From   : Thomas Harte <thomasharte@...>
Subject: The ROMs (RE: Re: DIGITAL DOMESDAY BOOK GETS NEW LIFE)

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>Maybe it would be better to contact the copyright owners ourselves and 
ask<BR>>that, after the work is preserved in a media neutral form, they 
consider<BR>>releasing it for PC's ... and who does own the copyright?<BR><BR>This 
has potential ramifications for everyone interested in emulation. Suppose 
there <BR>were a circumstance where Domesday were to become available to 
the public@... <BR>cost or other. I assume the original copyright holders 
would want to exercise their rights <BR>to the effect of making a profit, 
since that is what all companies want to do. I'd be happy <BR>to pay my 
£50 or whatever, and I'm sure so would many others, so I don't begrudge 
<BR>them that.<BR><BR>A problem for the rest of us would be the Acorn ROMs, 
currently owned by Pace. They <BR>haven't been released into the public domain,
and aren't free to distribute. When I <BR>emailed a staff member@...
concerning this issue, the reply I got indicated that I <BR>could distribute
the ROMs with 
 ElectrEm only because they were not going to become a <BR>commercial concern 
for PACE. Supposing they did via Domesday, I think we could <BR>probably 
kiss goodbye to being able to distribute the Acorn ROMs as we currently do.<BR><BR>-Thomas<P>BA
flight sale now@...<a href="www.lycos.co.uk">www.lycos.co.uk</a> New York,
£129 rtn. including tax, Friday, 2pm 



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