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From: apratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.tech,comp.sys.atari.st.tech
Subject: Re: Atari ST emulator for the Amiga: Atari's position
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Date: 18 Oct 90 20:10:45 GMT
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aiajms@castle.ed.ac.uk (-=Andy=-) writes:
>[Medusa's] method of getting TOS is to go to an
>ST and use an included utility called gettos. This has the effect of
>copying the TOS from ROM into an image file.

That does not constitute legal use of the TOS operating system.

>This company is about to
>market this product! I am quite sure they would not be so naive as to
>market a utility of this sort without checking the legal circumstances
>behind it!!! 

You're the one being naive.  They certainly could go to market with a
product without checking on its legality.  Or, they could have checked,
but decided the potential profit is worth the risk.

>If the
>emulator contains an image of TOS then it is illegal.

It does, so it is.  

I think people should get this kind of elementary fact straight before
commenting on Atari's position.  I am tired of "I don't know anything
about it, but here's my opinion" postings.

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Opinions expressed above do not necessarily	-- Allan Pratt, Atari Corp.
reflect those of Atari Corp. or anyone else.	  ...ames!atari!apratt