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Roland Attacks MT-32 Emulator Project

Posted by timothy on from the smart-responses dept.

canadacow writes "The MT-32 emulation project, which is an offshoot of the DosBox project recently received a cease and desist letter regarding the use of the PCM samples from the synthesizer. Normally this would be an open and shut case, but it just so happens that U.S. Copyright law (specifically 17 U.S.C. section 405) shows that Roland lost their copyright because nowhere did they explicity register it, and registering (or atleast copyright marking) was required before 1989. The MT-32, of course, was produced in 1987. You can find more details at the emulation forum on Vogons" In particular, read through this thread for Canadacow's response to Roland's lawyers, for the type of response that most lawyers probably don't expect from most programmers.

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  1. fp? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fp?

    1. Re:fp? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      who really gives a shit?

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  3. MOD PARENT SIDEWAYS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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