Hey, I wanted to know, what is the company's stance on the dispersion of CPC ROMs? Is it the same as their stance for the ZX Spectrum ROMs?
Amstrad was sold years ago to Sky, you can distribute them, they don't care afterall the IP is really virtually worthless but you can't change them, sell them or use them in a product without licensing them.
As I know, the Amstrad CPC ROM usage was authorised for emulation purpose only.
Quote from: TotO on 22:41, 09 March 21
As I know, the Amstrad CPC ROM usage was authorised for emulation purpose only.
Is that documented somewhere?
Yes, but I don't remember where. @OffseT (https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1826) probably know that information. (no commercial projects anyway)
Quote from: TotO on 10:50, 10 March 21
Yes, but I don't remember where. @OffseT (https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1826) probably know that information. (no commercial projects anyway)
http://www.freetimeweb.nl/home/computer/alt/lawsons-amstrad-computer_site/web.ukonline.co.uk/cliff.lawson/cpchomec.htm
https://groups.google.com/g/comp.sys.amstrad.8bit/c/HtpBU2Bzv_U/m/HhNDSU3MksAJ
Quote from: PaultheRoman on 21:21, 09 March 21
Hey, I wanted to know, what is the company's stance on the dispersion of CPC ROMs?
Are you going to construct a new CPC clone / expansion?
Taken from CPCEMU v1.5 documentation :
The original Amstrad ROMs are included. The Firmware is copyright by Locomotive Software; the BASIC is copyright by Amstrad. Amstrad and
Locomotive have given me permission to distribute the ROMs with CPCEMU.
As Marco Vieth is on the forum, better ask him directly in PM.
Also check the permission given for Spectrum ROMs :
https://groups.google.com/g/comp.sys.amstrad.8bit/c/HtpBU2Bzv_U/m/HhNDSU3MksAJ
Quote from: tjohnson on 22:12, 09 March 21
Amstrad was sold years ago to Sky, you can distribute them, they don't care afterall the IP is really virtually worthless but you can't change them, sell them or use them in a product without licensing them.
Copyright?. Sky ignore amstrad. There is a new company in India called amstrad that sell electronic products, same, as amstrad....
Sky should make a demant to it...
But not. Just let it go.... They not matter.
https://amstradworld.com/