It should be Hyperion Entertainment as they seem to have been awarded all rights to AmigaOS from 3.x up, and Amiga Inc for the older versions.
http://www.osnews.com/story/22360/Hyperion_Amiga_Inc_Reach_Settlement_All_Legal_Issues_Resolved
How long before Amiga Kickstart, Workbench and games become public domain?
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It should be Hyperion Entertainment as they seem to have been awarded all rights to AmigaOS from 3.x up, and Amiga Inc for the older versions.
http://www.osnews.com/story/22360/Hyperion_Amiga_Inc_Reach_Settlement_All_Legal_Issues_Resolved
Not sure it is the same for software, but at the film school I occasionally attend (modular course, lessons when I can afford them) I asked a movie lawyer what happens to movie copyright if the copyright owning company was defunct, and he said that the copyright then becomes the property of the government.
However, I have a small suspicion that I read somewhere that software is not covered by copyright law but by patent law, which is an entirely different kettle of fish. (NB I said "small suspicion that I read somewhere", I may easily be wrong on this.)
I hate to be slower than your average Amibayer but does this mean the company Hyperion actually now own all the Amiga rights? so theoretically could they produce a new machine with new parts that effectivly would be a Amiga flashback machine? that would be brilliant.
Not the games though, which would be the main selling point!
It means they own the software rights for the newer versions of the OS. However they could develop a machine that uses the OS which, to all intent and purpose, would be an Amiga. But being legally allowed to do so, and being prepared to put loads of dollars into a project that is unlikely ever to recoup its development cost, let alone make a profit are two different things. So don't hold your breath!
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Would they? In today's market, is there really any mass appeal for the type of game the Amiga runs?
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Well I was referring mainly to the idea of a Flashback machine similar to the Jaxx / DTV type ones. Of course, the world probably isn't crying out for a new Amiga, but I would imagine any new product based on the old platform would require a few of the better known games for it to be successful
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Good idea. I would have thought there was enough interest to make buying licences to make this worthwhile!
Yes.
Should you require proof then consider that Flappy birds, Farmville, Bejeweled, Candy crush saga and Cut the rope are all devastatingly popular games that the Amiga could run really well, and possibly even improve.
Main selling point is a bit much though sputnik. Not only does the Amiga boast an incredible library of games, but it also sports a god-like selection of applications.
Don't just play games: Make your own!
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I agree but it isnt easy to make one unless you have graphics sprites for it then code menu, game itself and bob your uncle
Not sure about software, but I believe that for printed publications, if a publisher is no longer active then the copyright reverts to the original author. If you take this as being the same for software, then it would revert to the programmers.
