![]() ![]() Under which, not to pursue is as much a right as pursuit. ![]() They are entirely within their rights on what and how to administer their rights in any way they wish inside the parameters of US copyright law. However, that does not stop CBS from pursuing commercial infringement of their rights to Star Trek, related marks, etc. It’s created a loyal fan base and expanded and created a very rich and diverse community. They can selectively enforce their rights, recognize clear or likely prospects of fair use, and encourage (licensed or “nod & wink”) fan initiated works and still retain all the rights to enforce their copyrights in court should something egregious arise.Įxample: CBS, and rights holders before it, has long tolerated and encouraged noncommercial fan created works based on the Star Trek universe. Copyright holders are under no obligation to fight every possible infringement or lose the right to protect it. I don’t know about other nations with regard to copyright, but that’s a myth in the US system. ![]() …but if you don’t keep planting your flag you lose the right to ever protect it… It’s out there now, and it’s not going anywhere any time soon. So yeah, Hyperion is obligated to combat this source code leak, but as we all know – this is the internet. While this would be already more than enough of a reason to care about the unauthorised disclosure and distribution, it is also the very same settlement agreement which made all of this possible in the first place, which contractually requires Hyperion to enforce and protect any intellectual property rights associated with AmigaOS including the AmigaOS 3.1 source-code. Note that no code of AmigaOS 4.x was released or distributed. The days between last Christmas and New Year were actually clouded by the sad fact that the source code of AmigaOS 3.1 and additional content dating back to 1994 was published and widely spread without permission of the rights-holder. Well, there’s this – an official statement from Hyperion, the developer of AmigaOS 4, regarding the source code leak late last year. The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is going on right now, but unless you’re interested in Samsung or LG smart fridges, generic smartphones from generic vendors, or smartwatches nobody will remember or care about two weeks from now, it’s kind of hard to find decent news among the cavalcade of irrelevance. ![]()
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