BMW AG still holds the copyright. However, because this software is (no longer sold, no online activation, replaced entirely by ISTA), it lives in the gray area of preservation.

The 12.2007 TIS release is exhaustive for its era. Key sections include:

Unlike the bloated, multi-gigabyte ISTA installations, this ISO is lean. It is a standalone HTML/JavaScript application.

If you have a or an N62 (alternator bracket seal) , do the job with this ISO open. The "Pictorial View" in the 2007 TIS shows you the coolant pipe o-rings in a way that the new "ISTA Guided Procedure" hides behind a "Remove intake manifold (see procedure 11 12 000)" link.