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Roland Backs Down On MT-32 Emulator

Posted by timothy on from the better-part-of-valor dept.

canadacow writes "This is a follow up to the cease and desist letter the MT-32 project received (Original Story). Roland, unable to find documentationg establishing a copyright on the MT-32's ROM, has yielded to the project and allowed distribution of the emulator to continue. On my page www.artworxinn.com/alex I've again posted the emulator along with the legal developments as they happened after the receipt of the initial C&D letter. This development was largely due in part to the legal support of the Electronic Frontier Foundation."

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  1. the scene... by TWX · · Score: 5, Funny

    Company Lawyer: "You're violating our copyrights! We order you to cease and desist distribution now, or face your utter doom through further legal action!"

    Corporate underling, walking in, sullen looking...

    Corporate Underling: "Uh, sir, we may have a problem, uh, here, sir. We can't find the copyright information, uh, on our rom, uh, sir..."

    Company Lawyer's face suddenly shows his confusion, wonder, and amazement about having to completely retract his previous statement...

    Company Lawyer: "Okay. We'll continue to allow you to distribute this time, but be warned, young project, that we'll meet again, Oh yes, we'll meet again!"

    --
    Do not look into laser with remaining eye.
  2. Re:Not a win for OSS by MrLint · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is a loss for head up their ass corporation who cant be bothered to see if they actually own something before they start harassing people a win of everyone else? I say YES SIR!

  3. great, now we can all freely emulate MT32s.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ahm.. what's a MT32?

  4. Roland v. SCO by MuParadigm · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Roland, unable to find documentation establishing a copyright on the MT-32's ROM, has yielded to the project and allowed distribution of the emulator to continue."

    That wouldn't stop SCO. I mean, at this point, can you really imagine the following sentence appearing anywhere:

    SCO unable to find any code in Linux that matches code in Unixware or System V, has yielded to IBM and the Linux community and will no longer threaten Linux users with suing. "We goofed," Darl McBride, SCO CEO, admitted. "Sorry about that guys. No hard feelings, right?"

  5. what's a MT32? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    32 , after its been used.