If AInc went bankrupt...

[arnljot]

We would see no more of AmigaAnywhere, as none of the "Hard Core" amiga companies are interessted, if not for anything just to buy it to bury it.

We'd se BBRV, DiscreteFX, ACube, Hyperion and possably other players either competing or joining in a partnership to aquire the IP.

BBRV said in the heat of the battle one time that they are not interested anymore. DiscreteFX has given up on having a conversation with Amiga INC.

It could also possably be that these actors would completely ignore buying it from the trustees of the bankruptcy, and maybe approach Acer directly for the IP and techs.

If that is legally viable. One could end up with a divided license situation. One exclusive lifetime right coming out of the old Amiga INC, and one new from Acer...

And also, the ones who buy the IPs from A INC would inherit a lawsuit with Hyperion, which doesn't go away by it self even if AINC would fold.

So the conclusion seems to me that Hyperion would celebrate. And probably with ACube rule the new Amiga world. And the blue camp would shrug and perhaps rejoice a little as well.

DISCLAIMER
These guesses are made on the basis of having watched a lot of legal tv (LA LAW, Boston Legal, Ally McBeal etc :-))

[arnljot]

Another approach is to convince Acer (or whoever else have the IP) to grant another license. And take the lawsuit from Amiga Inc as cost of business.

It must have been Gateway who made the original contract with then Amiga Inc.

I'm sure they were paranoid enough to put in some provisions in the contract so that they could revoke it or divert from the terms if they like.

Like for instance behaviour that devalues (then) Gateways property, the IP. So then Acer could argue that a lot of people at various forums are angry with them, and that to limit (further) damage to the Amiga trademarks and IPs they (revoke and?) grant a new license to Hyperion, ACube and DiscreteFX.

It would be interesting what such a scenario would do to AINC and the court case. This could perhaps happen without AINC going bankrupt.

"All it would take" was the three mentioned companies being willing to put in the effort, and Acer to be willing to listen.