Author: Bob Durrett
Date: 15:12:48 11/27/03
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On November 27, 2003 at 18:04:56, Terry McCracken wrote: >On November 27, 2003 at 17:55:19, Bob Durrett wrote: > >>On November 27, 2003 at 17:42:58, margolies,marc wrote: >> >>>These are not charges based upon LIST's <<performance>> in a direct >>>way--Although all of LIST's defenders offer counter-proof regarding different >>>performance characteristics between Crafty and LIST. >>>The charge is PLAGIARISM-- lifting of (some)code. The Programmer in question has >>>not responded to the commitee's request for proof with a defense (according to >>>Levy's Report--I have no direct knowledge) therefore the Commitee had to act to >>>protect the legitimacy of the Tournament. Also the commitee's action were a >>>response to a complaint by an (unnamed) tournament participant who has standing >>>to do so. >> >>The "committee" has no legal authority. Plagiarism is a violation of law, at >>least in some Countries. The individual suffering damages from plagiarism can >>seek and obtain compensation in a duly constituted Civil Court of Law. The >>"committee" is NOT a Court of Law. They have no business trying to pretend >>otherwise. They run risks by their own actions. They have no authority to >>judge and punish someone for a law violation and they have no authority to >>create their own laws either. In other words, this "committee" has put itself >>out on a very fragile limb. Let's just hope that the programmer has a very good >>sense of humor. >> >>Bob D. > >Sorry Bob, but you don't know what you're talking about. The ICGA does have the >legal authority to expel List, if the author doesn't meet his or her >obligations. > >They _are_ entitled to view the source code, and the participants know this. > >Since the author of List didn't return their messages by the deadline, the ICGA >must enforce the rules, no exceptions. > >Terry Well, there's always two sides to every coin. If I am wrong it wouldn't be the first time! : ) I really hate it when organizers try to impose unreasonable rules. It is one of my hangups. Sorry to burden every one else with my pet peeves. : ( Bob D.
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