>Fairymuff re the copyright... although if that's the case, why does the Rom >say (c) MGT/WestCoast etc... and not Patent?
Because the ROM is a bit of a grey area - the contents of the ROM (the code) is copyrighted; it's treated as a language/artistic work. The design of the ROM chip itself is patented - it's a design/piece of hardware. You can patent furniture. You can even copyright it (if it's displayed in a gallery as a work of art). And you can trademark it - if you can come up with some way of doing so (such as "and with Cookie's Chair's Trademarked "s" curve design"), and you're selling it with that as a branding 'feature'. Si ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
