Author: Slater Wold
Date: 17:23:24 05/03/02
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On May 03, 2002 at 18:14:14, Steve Maughan wrote: >Slater, > >I don't disagree with what you have said but my two cents is as follows: > >Back in 1993 I was sued for breach of copyright. It was a speculatuve case and >I won with damagers. In the four months where I visted lawyer on a regular >basis I discovered quite a bit about copyright law. One principle that I did >encounter that seems relevant is, > >"suppose you go to see a movie. You anjoy the movie and when you get home you >write down a story similar to the one you have seem. It is based upon your own >interprtation of what you remember. You sell the story" - this does not infringe >the copyright. Isn't this similar to "Cirano de Bergerac" and "Roxanne". > >In contrast, "suppose you see a movie. As you watch you make copious notes. >When you get home you transcribe your notes into the full plot you have seen. >You sell the story" - this *does* infringe copyright. > >My conclusion is that copyright law, like most law, is not as hard and fast as >one might suppose (or like). Nevertheless, IMO if someone takes a chess opening >book and mechanically copies / interprets it (without analysis) into a form they >can use or sell then this is probably a breach of copyright. If on the other >hand someone uses a commercial opening book to improve their own book, by human >or computational methods, as long as it's not just a blatant copy then it's >probably not copyright infingement. Note the word probably because it is likely >to be dependent upon many individual circumstances, situations and judges!! > >Anyway that's my two cents, > >Regards, > >Steve > >PS this is bases upon UK law - it may differ around the world! That is exactly what my post says though. What do you disagree with? If you use the program, as intended, you can take whatever information Rebel spits out at you, and do WHATEVER you want with it. If you obtain this information in a matter that is NOT in compliance with the way the author(s) intended, then you are in breach of copyright (and other) laws.
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