Author: Ed Trice
Date: 19:56:44 01/07/04
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Hi Keith, I think I answered this, somewhat, at this link... http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?340839 > >He does bring up an interesting question - If somebody programs an engine to >play Capablanca's chess are they infringing upon your patent? Are you only >patenting the starting position and your piece design? If so then doesn't that >mean that any _engine_ capable of playing Capablanca's chess could play gothic >chess if it implemented a generic setboard command? (Which it would most likely >do for other reasons.) > >It would seem to me that the GUI for said engine would be what would potentially >violate the patent. > >I guess that since you did not mention any match with Bill Angel's modified GNU >chess, that there must be other differences. > >-K
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