On 20/02/2020 8:55 pm, Anders Carlsson wrote: > silverdr_at_wfmh.org.pl wrote: > > > and there's no C= Holding BV or Commodore Licensing BV there > > As mentioned earlier in this thread, I believe the company who holds > the rights to the Commodore brand might be named Polabe Holding BV, or > is it NV? They seem to have one entity in the Netherlands and one in > Belgium and without understanding Dutch I would assume B means Belgium > and N means Netherlands. It doesn't. NV means shares can be listed on the stock exchange, BV can only issue registered shares. > One site mentions Aruba as well, which would fit very well considering > the original Commodore had their headquarters on Bahamas... > > Just because they hold the rights to the brand doesn't mean they need > to name the company accordingly. Then the question is about system > ROMs and other intellectual properties that still may exist, if > Cloanto are licensing those or outright bought the rights to that > stuff, effectively stripping the company who owns the rights to the > brand and logotype all other assets. Perhaps that is how it is usually > works when an old company gets cut apart, that one party wishes to > retain the brand itself for licensing purposes but not work with the IP. > > The problem for us mortals probably is to dig up the documents > required to say either or. Of course a good old case in the court > would require them to provide documentation but it sounds like a > costly process to refuse a settlement just to prove a point. It might > be a fun exercise for a multi millionaire who used to love Commodore > (Elon Musk? Though I think he started with the Spectravideo). > > Best regards > > Anders Carlsson > > >Received on 2020-05-30 00:58:19
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