Date   : Sun, 17 Nov 1991 14:07:17 GMT
From   : bobsbox!gnat!cmcewen@rutgers.edu (Chris McEwen)
Subject: Re: Abandonment of Digital Research's Copyright ?

mrapple@quack.sac.ca.us (Nick Sayer) writes:
> The big question: Has Digital Research abandoned their
> copyright on CP/M?
> 
No. David McGlone recently signed an agreement with DRI to distribute 
legal copies of CP/M. David publishes the Z-Letter, a newsletter that
any ZCPR user should subscribe to.

> When I wrote upm, I was irked a bit that I couldn't pass
> around BDOS and CCP with it. But now I wonder...
> 
Why not distribute a PD updated version? ZCMD and the earlier ZCPR 
versions of CCP are in the public domain. I assume you aren't selling 
your work, just distributing it. Z80DOS can replace BDOS.

> Is anyone still distributing CP/M under a license from DR?
> 
See above (David McGlone). There may be others that I am not aware of.

> Has DR done any copyright enforcing on CP/M lately?
> 
Don't know.

> Basically, does DR still make money off CP/M?
> 
Do know. Yes. I don't know _how much_, though.

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