Date   : Sun, 17 Nov 1991 05:37:04 GMT
From   : agate!spool.mu.edu!mips!quack!mrapple@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Nick Sayer)
Subject: Abandonment of Digital Research's Copyright ?

The big question: Has Digital Research abandoned their
copyright on CP/M?

When I wrote upm, I was irked a bit that I couldn't pass
around BDOS and CCP with it. But now I wonder...

Is anyone still distributing CP/M under a license from DR?

Has DR done any copyright enforcing on CP/M lately?

Basically, does DR still make money off CP/M?

If the answer to all these is 'no', can that be considered
proof of copyright abandonment? Can we therefore stop passing
it around under the table and put it on an ftp site somewhere?

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