Thanks! That sheds some light. Looks like, at minimum, a cost sharing arrangement; at maximum, we covered all up front development costs. Based on this (ignoring all other evidence, which is compelling), IMO the IP is all ours. Worst case is that it`s partly ours, but just owning a piece prevents Wencor from going elsewhere without paying the EDIG piper. Talking digEplayer here (though I remain convinced that Player IP is in the System.
Regarding the funding of APS at the time - remember they had other cost concerns, e.g., courting the studios and any up front content licensing costs, plus courting airlines beyond AlaskaAir.
SGE