After what H&P did with Amithlon and others, no one should support this company or any of their products. Who needs Amithlon anyways when AmigaForever 6 is available?
[preach] They can take ArtEffect with them on their way to hell. [/preach] Kind of like what the good priest told the bad priest in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves. That's how I really feel about the H&P issue.
Regarding the copyright thing: I don't know. Ask the company lawyer. Some companies don't care if their logos and graphic images are used for "innocent" purposes while other companies do care. Taking another's work for selfish gain is unethical, but some companies/people have no good ethics.
"Oh, why can't we all just get along?"