Date   : Mon, 18 May 2009 09:25:21 +1200 (NZST)
From   : mjfoot@... (Michael Foot)
Subject: Copyright

Quoting Michael Firth <mfirth@...>:

> Darren Grant wrote:
> > I have been trying to establish the current ownership of software and
> > documents from the Acorn 8bit era. Does anyone have any insight into
> what
> > happened.

> According to http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/mjfoot/bbc.htm
> 
> "The BBC ROMs are still under copyright by Pace Micro Technology Limited
> 
> <http://www.pace.co.uk>.
> They are available for download here ONLY to people who still own a BBC
> B Microcomputer."
> 
> That seems to indicate that at some point Pace have laid claim to the 
> BBC OS - presumably as part of them owning RiscOS they gained ownership
> 
> of the BBC OS due to !65Host being part of RiscOS.

This information came form Richard Hallas some years ago. At that time I also 
asked about the sources for 65Host etc. but no one knew what happened to them 
so were assumed lost at that time.
You could try contacting Richard again and see if he knows the latest status. 
Last know contact details I have are at:

http://www.hallas.demon.co.uk/

Also of potential interest is:
http://www.drobe.co.uk/article.php?id=1696

Cheers,

Mike.

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