[Coco] Color Computer Archive

Arthur Flexser flexser at fiu.edu
Mon Jul 20 16:59:40 EDT 2015


"Betrayed" seems a bit overblown, as does the threat of legal action.  I'd
imagine it was an honest mistake, and that the game would be promptly
removed if the request managed to get conveyed.  It seems likely
that someone here knows how to contact the site owner.  Do you mean
http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/?

I think it is a sensible assumption in most cases that CoCo software
authors have no objection to their software being posted so many years
after the machine's heyday. Sites should and generally do have a policy of
prompt and permanent removal on request.  Granted that the site should have
clearly specified who such requests should be sent to, but let's keep
things in perspective.

Art

On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 4:41 PM, John Strong <johnstrong at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Some one has illegally posted a copy of my Gems game on the TRS-80 Color
> Computer archive.
>
> I still make the game available for sale!
>
> It has never been released to public domain.
>
> It is not orphan ware!
>
> The site has no info on how to contact the site owners!
>
> Looks like I'll have to do a whois lookup and take legal action.
>
>
>
> I have long been a supporter of the color computer community,
>
> creating new products. I have been betrayed!
> John Strong
>
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