CommodoreUSA site updated

[Belial6]

Personally, I'm kind of impressed that anyone actually managed to bring the rights to use the Commodore and Amiga brands together under one roof for the first time since the Commodore bankruptcy (something I'm sure that many people has dreamed of during the years), that they are working on a complete remake of the bread-box C64, that they will use this for new, modern Commodore Amiga computers that not only plays all the C64 and Amiga games and applications that returning Commodore Amiga fans would expect, but also offering the 2010 level applications that everyone expects today.

Whether they will really pull it off or not remains to be seen, but all the aspects of their ambitions impresses at least me!

Now that you mention it, that act alone might be more impressive than the even the creation of the Amiga itself.  It only took overcoming engineering obstacles to create the Amiga.  CUSA had to battle (IP) Trolls.

[orb85750]

OK, I'm impressed with their success in securing the use of the "Commodore Amiga" name, but I'm not happy with their stealing of artwork -- and confused by the countless new models that they keep announcing (with computer-rendered artwork) before actually releasing anything of use.

[Argo]

MorphOS is Amiga done right anyway, so...

:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:

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Man, I miss IWin and PowerOS!

[Iggy]

I'm shocked actually. While I am still not crazy about using community art without permission, I may have to take a 180 on my opinion. That is certainly a lot more than slapping a label on a Zpc.

Thanks for the input, red. As I'm sure you're aware, others respect your opinion.
Guys, I had to drop out of this for a while (and go to work).

Coming back into this thread, its nice to see so many posts that are giving CUSA the benefit of the doubt.

If successful, this venture brings back trademarks that have sat unused for too long. Personally, I wish them good luck.

[Belial6]

OK, I'm impressed with their success in securing the use of the "Commodore Amiga" name, but I'm not happy with their stealing of artwork -- and confused by the countless new models that they keep announcing (with computer-rendered artwork) before actually releasing anything of use.

OK, since this keeps coming up, how about anyone who has never used anyone else's art without permission please step forward.  I keep hearing people complain about that, and yet I have never met anyone over the age of about 3 that hasn't used someone else's "IP" without permission.

[orb85750]

OK, since this keeps coming up, how about anyone who has never used anyone else's art without permission please step forward.  I keep hearing people complain about that, and yet I have never met anyone over the age of about 3 that hasn't used someone else's "IP" without permission.

BUT, they're doing so for commercial purposes.  That's a big difference.

[the_leander]

Every single person on this board has committed copyright violations.  We see 'stolen' artwork in peoples avatars all the time.

Are these people selling or attempting to sell these avatars to members of the public?

BUT, they're doing so for commercial purposes.  That's a big difference.

That he deliberately has chosen to ignore on several threads already.

[adz]

WTF...Don't tell me this place is turning into legaleagle.org again? Don't you arm chair lawyers tire of this IP and copyright law BS. FFS, we're talking about a product line that's been dead for nearly 20 years.


Now...back to the pair-o-wanking gloves you get when you buy one of these prestigious devices :lol:

[orb85750]

WTF...Don't tell me this place is turning into legaleagle.org again? Don't you arm chair lawyers tire of this IP and copyright law BS. FFS, we're talking about a product line that's been dead for nearly 20 years.


Now...back to the pair-o-wanking gloves you get when you buy one of these prestigious devices :lol:

I hope you spend hours working on some cool Amiga artwork/mock-up, only to find it tomorrow on the C=USA website without your permission.  Get it?

[adz]

I hope you spend hours working on some cool Amiga artwork/mock-up, only to find it tomorrow on the C=USA website without your permission.  Get it?

I wouldn't spend hours working on Amiga artwork in the first place :lol:

[runequester]

WTF...Don't tell me this place is turning into legaleagle.org again? Don't you arm chair lawyers tire of this IP and copyright law BS. FFS, we're talking about a product line that's been dead for nearly 20 years.

Either you run a serious business or you don't.
If you're a serious business you tend to respect IP law.

If your attitude is "I'll do whatever I want, until Im caught", that doesn't inspire me to spend money on you.

[adz]

Either you run a serious business or you don't.
If you're a serious business you tend to respect IP law.

If your attitude is "I'll do whatever I want, until Im caught", that doesn't inspire me to spend money on you.

You're joking right? Who is gonna spend serious money on anything Amiga related? :lol:

[runequester]

Presumably people who spend time on amiga forums.

[Belial6]

I hope you spend hours working on some cool Amiga artwork/mock-up, only to find it tomorrow on the C=USA website without your permission.  Get it?

The same could be said about those dirty thieves using my precious artwork for their own pleasure as avatars.  I do get it.  You are a hypocrite.  When you do it, it is OK, and when someone else does it, it is 'stealing'.

[Belial6]

Either you run a serious business or you don't.
If you're a serious business you tend to respect IP law.

If your attitude is "I'll do whatever I want, until Im caught", that doesn't inspire me to spend money on you.

Because companies like Microsoft are not serious businesses.  Right?  You obviously have some really screwy definition of serious business.

[adz]

Presumably people who spend time on amiga forums.

Uh-huh, and this site has how many active users? :lol: