Amiga 4000 & IDE CD-ROM - Page 2

Doobrey · 14 May 2009, 21:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

And possibly break the law in your country. Not worth it for the pitiful amount of money you'd make.

A couple of years ago, Amiga Inc set the lawyers on the owner of A1k.org for just daring to show a video of an A1000 booting from a custom Kickstart disk.
It's not hard to imagine what they'd do to someone who's selling the damn things.

All that "good money" Eclipse thinks could be made wouldn't even cover your lawyers first consultation

Eclipse · 15 May 2009, 00:07

There is nothing illegal in making your own kickstart, the problem comes if you don't alter it enough and sell it. I'm pretty sure becuase of it's age all 4 factors of the fair use doctrine would come into effect.
A-Inc certainly do not frighten me and I most certainly would not need a lawyer.
This has been discussed to death and this is not the thread to carry it on.

rkauer · 15 May 2009, 05:54

So the point is: you can burn your own version of kickstart, provided you have the (physical) original one and pay the right to own the upgrade.

I simply don't want to go that route simply because of this.

But it is dead easy to make your own kickstart chip(s) if you want to and have the necessary hardware (EPROM burner and files).

cosmicfrog · 15 May 2009, 10:05

and why they (AMIGA) or who ever don`t do just that and sell them is beyond me

Eclipse · 15 May 2009, 20:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by cosmicfrog

and why they (AMIGA) or who ever don`t do just that and sell them is beyond me

That's a good point actually. They'd sell quite a few I'd imagine.

rkauer · 16 May 2009, 01:46

Tailor-made ROMs are difficult to make. It is a "make a few of that", other few of another.

Not good for mass-production. And Haage-Partner is the owner of 3.9 ROM, not Amiga.inc . They will not agree with each other.

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15 May 2009, 00:07	#22
Eclipse Turpentine Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kent, United Kingdom Posts: 744	There is nothing illegal in making your own kickstart, the problem comes if you don't alter it enough and sell it. I'm pretty sure becuase of it's age all 4 factors of the fair use doctrine would come into effect. A-Inc certainly do not frighten me and I most certainly would not need a lawyer. This has been discussed to death and this is not the thread to carry it on.

15 May 2009, 05:54	#23
rkauer I hate potatos and shirts Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sao Leopoldo / Brazil Age: 58 Posts: 3,482	So the point is: you can burn your own version of kickstart, provided you have the (physical) original one and pay the right to own the upgrade. I simply don't want to go that route simply because of this. But it is dead easy to make your own kickstart chip(s) if you want to and have the necessary hardware (EPROM burner and files).

15 May 2009, 10:05	#24
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	and why they (AMIGA) or who ever don`t do just that and sell them is beyond me

16 May 2009, 01:46	#26
rkauer I hate potatos and shirts Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sao Leopoldo / Brazil Age: 58 Posts: 3,482	Tailor-made ROMs are difficult to make. It is a "make a few of that", other few of another. Not good for mass-production. And Haage-Partner is the owner of 3.9 ROM, not Amiga.inc . They will not agree with each other.

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