Author: Ed Trice
Date: 08:44:42 01/07/04
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Hi Uri, >Note that I am not interested in the game but it seems totally absurd for me if >the law can prevent people to release programs that play a game espacailly when >the games is similiar to an existing game that everybody can release a program >that plays it. > The purpose of the law is not to prevent people from playing the game. It is to prevent a software giant from coming along and bypassing all of the research and development investment that was made to determine if the game is playable. If they pay a nominal fee to offset the research costs, then they are able to make money off of the intellectual property. I proved that Capablanca Chess is a win for white. There are too many advantages to the player that moves first. For example, about half way down http://www.GothicChess.org/long_answer.html you can see a quick mate for white. >People can release programs that play every game when the user define the rules >and I understood that zillion of games does it so if people have the freedom to >release programs that play a big set of games including GothicChess then it is >absurd not to allow them to release a free or commercial program that plays >gothic chess. > Jeff Mallet of Zillions respects my patent rights, as he will not sell a Gothic Chess implementation. Jeff and I have had several conversations about Gothic Chess, so please do not make some far-reaching assumptions then post them here. >I am not a lawyer but if I need to decide about the rules I will not decide that >you can do something against people who release a free program or a commercial >program that plays Gothic chess. > >I do not think that people should be allowed to get patent for defining a game >with similiar rules to chess. > If you are not a lawyer, do not dispense legal advice. I am not a comedian, so I don't try to crack jokes :) You are allowed to have an opinion, which you have expressed, and you are entitled to it. But as you mentioned, you are not interested in this game, so why make so much noise?
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