Help solve the abandon-ware issue

[minatorb]

The US governmant is having a discussion on "orphan works" or abandon-ware.  Which is works (not just software) where the copyright owner is difficult or impossible to trace.

This applys a lot in the Amiga world where a lot of existing software companies have long since ceased to exist.  If assets are not sold at closing down auctions who owns them?

The EFF have put a website up about this here where you can give your comments to the US Copyright Office.

http://www.orphanworks.org/

minatorb wrote:
The US governmant is having a discussion on "orphan works" or abandon-ware.  Which is works (not just software) where the copyright owner is difficult or impossible to trace.

This applys a lot in the Amiga world where a lot of existing software companies have long since ceased to exist.  If assets are not sold at closing down auctions who owns them?

The EFF have put a website up about this here where you can give your comments to the US Copyright Office.

http://www.orphanworks.org/

Many if not most of the Amiga software titles were English and European products, so this wouldn't really help us much I don't think.

The two US companies that come to mind are EA and Newtek, and both are still alive and well.

[Argo]

Do you mean this? http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=45830

[minatorb]

Many if not most of the Amiga software titles were English and European products, so this wouldn't really help us much I don't think.

It would clarify the situation in the US.  It doesn't matter where the software is from originally.

Do you mean this? http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=45830

That refers to the start of this process.