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Title: SD Microsystems & Locomotive, Arnor Copyright Holders?
Post by: zhulien on 05:36, 18 April 19
Hi,

Looking for the current copyright holders of Locomotive BASIC, the CPC Wiki claims SD Microsystems, but their homepage has vanished.  Does anyone know a way to contact the copyright holders?

How about Arnor? Does anyone know how to contact the current copyright holders of Arnor products?
Title: Re: SD Microsystems & Locomotive Copyright Holders?
Post by: Terje_Norway on 07:53, 18 April 19
Hi,


You can have a look at the following page (The link refered to on CPCWiki is down):


http://www.locoscript.co.uk (http://www.locoscript.co.uk)


You'll probably find contact info there (somewhere)


Yours

Terje Grind
NORWAY
Title: Re: SD Microsystems & Locomotive, Arnor Copyright Holders?
Post by: ComSoft6128 on 08:39, 18 April 19
I believe the copyright to Arnor products were held by Brian Watson but I last spoke to him about 15 years ago so that may have changed in the intervening time.

http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Brian_Watson (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Brian_Watson)

https://comp.sys.amstrad.8bit.narkive.com/z2msScsW/pc-and-other-16-32-bit-versions-protext-and-prodata-to-be-available-for-free-download (https://comp.sys.amstrad.8bit.narkive.com/z2msScsW/pc-and-other-16-32-bit-versions-protext-and-prodata-to-be-available-for-free-download)


http://cpctech.cpc-live.com/docs/proprog.html

Cheers,

Peter
Title: Re: SD Microsystems & Locomotive, Arnor Copyright Holders?
Post by: zhulien on 10:05, 18 April 19
Actually about every 5 years since 1995 I have been contacting locomotive software asking for full source to be opened for CPC users.  So far they were always polite but due to commercial reasons they were still unable.  But now their contact info I had is no longer valid.  And time to ask again - also for Arnor products.  So Utopia could be fixed, Maxam enhanced etc.  There surely is a point in time that there is more value opening them than commercial value? but each to their own.
Title: Re: SD Microsystems & Locomotive, Arnor Copyright Holders?
Post by: Gryzor on 11:19, 18 April 19
That'd be nice to have indeed!
Title: Re: SD Microsystems & Locomotive, Arnor Copyright Holders?
Post by: tjohnson on 11:46, 18 April 19
Yeah agreed, one would think the commercial value of this software was very low now or could atleast be released on the basis of non-commercial use, contact the rights holder for licensing.
Title: Re: SD Microsystems & Locomotive, Arnor Copyright Holders?
Post by: chinnyhill10 on 13:15, 18 April 19
Quote from: zhulien on 10:05, 18 April 19
Actually about every 5 years since 1995 I have been contacting locomotive software asking for full source to be opened for CPC users.


That domain is set to expire in less than a month as well, so interesting to see if someone renews it.
Title: Re: SD Microsystems & Locomotive, Arnor Copyright Holders?
Post by: Gryzor on 13:20, 18 April 19
Locoscript?
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