Bob,
Could I ask one other small favor? Would you mind sending a copy of
your note on Verizon letter head to John Toole, the Executive Director of
CHM? Since we have all the other releases on their respective
company letterhead, it would be great to have the same for Verizon.
His full contact information is below for your records. Thanks
again for your help!
John Toole,
Executive Director,
Computer History Museum
1401 Shoreline Blvd.
Mountain View, CA 94043
Phone 650 810-1000
Fax 650 810-1055
toole@computerhistory.org
At 04:52 PM 5/21/2006, you wrote:
Phil, Vint,
We?re happy to help, even in the small way that we?re able to. Best
of luck to you and the Computer History Museum in this effort.
Regards,
--Bob
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From: Philip Gust
[
mailto:gust@NouveauSystems.com]
Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 9:26 AM
To: Peterson, Robert A (Bob)
Cc: Vint Cerf; Ken Harrenstien; nls-legal@chm.cim3.net
Subject: Re: NLS/Augment
Bob,
Thanks for sending this. The NLS project is one of the pilot
projects of the Computer History Museum to learn about how to collect and
restore historical computer software. Because of its age,
complexity, and history, this has been a challenging project from both a
technical and a legal standpoint. We are lucky to have a number of
dedicated volunteers, including Doug Engelbart and several members of the
original NLS team. Several friends of CHM, including Vint Cerf and
the late Lew Platt of Boeing, have also generously helped us secure
permission to make NLS/Augment available to the computer history
community. We are very grateful to them, and to you, for making
this possible.
Best regards,
At 09:40 PM 5/19/2006, Peterson, Robert A (Bob) wrote:
Phil,
I am sending you this note at the request of Vint Cerf. I
understand that the Computer History Museum wishes to make use, in a
not-for-profit capacity, of the copyrights in a piece of software known
as NLS/Augment, which I am told is a PDP-10 emulator
(?NLS/Augment?).
I also understand from emails that Vint has provided me that ownership of
the intellectual property rights in NLS/Augment is said to have passed at
various times from SRI to McDonnell Douglas to British Telecom and,
ultimately, to MCI. MCI did acquire certain assets from British
Telecom?s North American subsidiary in a transaction that closed in
January 1994. It does not appear, however, that MCI acquired
ownership of the intellectual property rights in NLS/Augment as a result
of that transaction, although based on the documents available to me it
is not possible to conclusively determine what rights MCI may or may not
have in NLS/Augment.
In any case, Verizon Business Network Services, Inc., as the successor to
MCI Telecommunications Corporation, Inc., has no objection to the
Computer History Museum?s use, for not-for-profit purposes for the
benefit of the general public, of whatever copyrights may exist in
NLS/Augment.
This communication is not intended, however, nor should it be construed,
as a representation or warranty as to the rights that Verizon Business
Network Services, Inc. or any predecessor entity may or may not have in
NLS/Augment, or as to the appropriateness of the Computer History
Museum?s intended use of NLS/Augment. Verizon Business Network
Services, Inc. makes no such representations or warranties, and this note
is provided to you without liability on the part of Verizon Business
Network Services, Inc. or any related entity.
Very truly yours,
Bob Peterson
Robert A. Peterson
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
Network & Information Technology
Verizon Business
1133 19th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel. 202-736-6587
Fax 202-736-6382
Blackberry/Email:
robert.a.peterson@verizonbusiness.com
Philip Gust
Nouveau Systems, Inc.
3120 De La Cruz Blvd., Suite 120
Santa Clara, CA 95054
phone: +1 650 961-7992
fax: +1 520 843-7217
mailto: gust@NouveauSystems.com
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Philip Gust
Nouveau Systems, Inc.
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Santa Clara, CA 95054
phone: +1 650 961-7992
fax: +1 520 843-7217
mailto: gust@NouveauSystems.com
Nouveau Systems products seamlessly integrate collaboration, information
management, processes automation, and capture of mission-critical
knowledge. To learn how Nouveau Systems products can help your
organization drive innovation, visit:
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