[Coco] Rainbow on Disc Project

[Michael Wayne Harwood]

It does not, but without an agreement with the current copyright holder 
I would not feel comfortable going forward.   It seems to me that the 
next step is for someone to determine who the current copyright holder 
is, contact them, and attempt to forge an agreement.

Regards,
Michael Harwood

tonym wrote:
> Does anything in the original contract preclude someone else from finishing it, or working on it besides you, ie,
> "subcontracting" someone else to finish it, although obviously no money would be charged for the work being done?
>
> In other words, give it to someone else to finish, and then goes back to you when complete...
>
>
> Tony
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Wayne Harwood michael at musicheadproductions.org
> Sent 10/17/2007 12:25:10 PM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts coco at maltedmedia.com
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Rainbow on Disc Project
>
> Rather than reply to each post separately I am going to try to answer 
> all queries and comments that have come up so far here.
>
> The contract is not transferable. This was specifically stated by 
> Lonnie in our email discussions, so even if a lawyer could give a 
> "thumbs up" to go forward the contract is only valid for me. I would 
> not feel comfortable handing the resources of the project over to anyone 
> without assurances that the current copyright holder approves.
>
> As for my role in the project I have come to a point where I can not 
> take the time to pursue this without sacrificing time from my work or 
> family, and I am not willing to do either. I agree that this project is 
> important to the Coco community and I would love to see it finished, but 
> someone else is going to have to take it over.
>
> Regards,
> Michael Harwood
>
>
> michael at musicheadproductions.org wrote:
>  The Rainbow on Disc project has come to a halt pending acquiring
>  permission from whomever is the current holder of the copyright to the
>  magazines. I have sent snailmail, attempted phone communication, and even
>  convinced Mark Kramer to call Prospect's City Hall to see if she could get
>  someone to pass along a message to get things going.
>
>  At this point I am halting all work on the project and putting it up for
>  grabs to anyone who is willing to acquire permission to continue. I will
>  ship all project resources (e.g. magazines, all magazine images, Document
>  Express software, etc) to the person(s) who can provide documentation that
>  they have permission to continue this work. I will pay for shipping via
>  USPS media mail within the US - any sort of international shipping will
>  need to handled by the receiver.
>
>  I am truly sorry about this, but at this point the time my work and home
>  life require does not leave any room to continue the project and I would
>  rather hand over the reigns than let it fester.
>
>  Regards,
>  Michael Harwood
>