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If someone who owned the drawings sold them to the NOC, then why do you think they belong to anyone other than NOC?
Surely then, the IP rights should really rest with Norton at Donnington as they bought the right to produce machinery and components using the Norton name?
If NOC bought the drawings in good faith at what was a confused time in the history of Norton, it is entirely possible that they thought they also bought the IP with the original drawings.
As Kommando says, no doubt it will be tested in court shortly, F.Eddie is also right, a business will not let it go easily....interesting times ahead
Andover Norton owns the Intellectual Property, sole Copyright, and all other rights on all Norton Dominator and Commando models manufactured before 2002.
IP, of which copyright is a part is always owned during the life of the copyright, whether with a company, directors, husband and wife, banks and receivers / administrators etc.
Interesting, and to an extent, obvious. Andover Norton do manufacture new parts, but I also thought Norvil and RGM had those rights too?
Bushell was only really interested in the crankshaft billets, or so it seems? The other stuff he has is all used. I do wonder how and where the brand new Norton main shaft came from, and I guess the Nourish AMC gearbox main body casting was a left over from David Nourish days. Very murky here..
You will also need a new mainshaft if you wish to continue with the Norton clutch, and they are poorly machined also.Im in a similar predicament, the norton 4 speed I was running has blown up, looking to upgrade to the speed gearbox. I have already had the 5 speed triumph cluster, but was looking to using nourish gearbox cases, but by the sounds it's not worth going down that path. Does anyone else make strong cases to 5 speed triumph cluster any more?
Thanks.
Sean
I also now have a 4 speed standard gearbox for the Norton...!You will also need a new mainshaft if you wish to continue with the Norton clutch, and they are poorly machined also.
If you have the cash, try Mick Hemmings - he does 5 and 6 speed Norton gearbox conversions...
I hope so!!According to this (stumbled across it in another thread) Nourish Engineering is now dissolved:
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/company/08783288
Is it correct??