Date   : Sun, 17 Nov 1991 19:30:06 GMT
From   : cis.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!atha!aunro!ersys!davem@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Dave McCrady)
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.

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

  Yes.  Lambda Software Publishing will licence an existing bootleg CP/M 
and also supplies boot disks/docs for several machines.   Their address 
is 720 South Second St., San Jose,CA 95112-5820.  Ph 408/293-5176.

> 
> 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?
> 

Dave McCrady              davem@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca
Edmonton Remote Systems:  Serving Northern Alberta since 1982