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Re: Is it illegal to distribute Amithlon?
« on: April 21, 2007, 12:15:06 AM »
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Cymric wrote:
Quite correct. Legally, all copies of Amithlon are void unless you own an Amiga yourself (or a copy of Cloanto's AmigaForever) and do not use it at the same time as Amithlon.

I would dispute that. People bought - and indeed sold - Amithlon in good faith for some time before Amiga Inc chose to make their dispute with Haage & Partner known. Since Amigs Inc were not unaware of the product and even demonstrated it themselves (they were also the ones who handed over distribution rights to H&P even though those rights weren't theirs to give at the time), so to say that every copy of Amithlon out there is illegal is somewhat dubious.

Is it legal to distribute the ISO now? Clearly not, and no one could possibly endorse such activity or give you permission to do so. Will anyone care if you choose to ignore the law? I doubt it.
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Re: Is it illegal to distribute Amithlon?
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2007, 12:16:15 AM »
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TheMagicM wrote:
being that even using it is illegal

That's a myth.
Bill Hoggett