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From: neil@cs.hw.ac.uk (Neil Forsyth)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: NEOchrome
Keywords: Copyright status
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Date: 5 Feb 91 12:22:51 GMT
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What is the current copyright status of NEOchrome? Is it Public Domain or what?
My ST came with version 0.5 free on the language disk. I believe that
version 1.00 was on sale in the UK some years ago (for ~15 pounds).
Now I see it advertised by Public Domain libraries.

If it is Public Domain, can it be packaged as a 'Free Public Domain Disk'
with a commercial program?

Not only that but I have see a completely decompiled/disassembled and reworked
version of NEOchrome that contains many, MANY, new features. What is the
legality of doing this with the original program and how does it affect its
distribution?

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