Re: "Commodore" brand

From: Clockmeister <clockmeister_at_internode.on.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 21:18:47 +0800
Message-ID: <9397ea83-ecec-7006-5aca-95789f9c1623_at_internode.on.net>
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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