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Re: Amiga brand name for sale
« on: November 01, 2010, 11:34:24 PM »
Is it just the Amiga trademark that is being sold, and nothing else?
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Re: Amiga brand name for sale
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2010, 11:46:30 PM »
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I don't think there is anything else left, most, if not all of the patents have expired.


There has got to be something other than the patents -- everything that has a copyright on it, for example?

Well, maybe the revolutionary "Commodore Amiga" machines are not going to happen after all.  What kind of company announces that "Commodore USA" has the exclusive marketing rights to Amiga then puts the Amiga trademark itself up for sale?  (Yes, Amiga Inc. is that kind of company.)
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Re: Amiga brand name for sale
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2010, 02:00:03 AM »
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Copyright for what? They lost the right to do anything with AmigaOS. So far as I'm aware, they never attempted to get any of the IP for the old commodore chipsets.

One that doesn't have much of an alternative. Hyperion has the OS, and the Amiga community absolutely savaged him. The brand whist it's in either McBill's or Barrys hands is toxic.


Who owns the IP for the chipsets?  And I thought it was clear that earlier OS was not owned by Hyperion anyway, but that's precisely what AInc wants to keep.  Not everyone is anti-Hyperion, BTW -- there certainly are some very vocal folks that are!
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Re: Amiga brand name for sale
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2010, 03:29:51 AM »
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The court settlement forbids Amiga.Inc from going anywhere near AmigaOS, or even AROS for that matter. Anyone they licence the name to would likely also be forbidden from doing so either.

Perhaps C-USA will buy the Amiga name outright and use AROS with impunity.
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Re: Amiga brand name for sale
« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2010, 05:35:02 PM »
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They couldn't though. The settlement stated clearly that Amiga.inc were forbidden from producing an AmigaOS or Amiga-like OS of their own. If Barry licences the name or buys out AI, they would be bound by that settlement also.


That's not true if Amiga Inc. is selling the Amiga trade name and not the company.  Anyone can buy 'Amiga' and sell systems bundled with AROS (including you, me, or Barry).
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Re: Amiga brand name for sale
« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2010, 11:50:09 PM »
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Strange but I've not yet received a reply from Pluritas regarding my bid for the Amiga IP and trademark rights. I mean I did after all offer them 3 grand and a case of Buckfast, oh well good luck to the Spanish Lesbos then... :)


Well, sounds like you might need to settle for AmigaScotland.com
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Re: Amiga brand name for sale
« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2010, 04:25:07 PM »
Another reason that this Amiga trade name is not in demand:  Certainly a buyer would like to have exclusive use of the name, but AmigaOS and AmigaOne are already being used legally by others.  Kinda takes away from it?
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