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Subject: Re: On avoiding Gothic Chess licensing problems -Solution 2 (for Ed)

Author: Reinhard Scharnagl

Date: 13:39:53 06/18/04

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On June 18, 2004 at 14:19:04, Ed Trice wrote:

>I think this should migrate from a public discussion to a private one.
>
>Licensing fees are not being managed or collected down at the 'user level'. The
>world is not going to have to send me $1 a year to play a Gothic Chess engine.
>
>Since it is covered by a patent, it cannot be given away for free, even if made
>by somebody else.
>
>Anyone who is interested in implementing a software game to play Gothic Chess
>should send an email to GothicChessInfo@aol.com.

>Licenses have been issued to people in 5 countries so far, so I do not
>understand the resistance.

a) I am not an industrial corporation, so I like to be regarded as individuum.
b) I do not like floating contracts, for which I have to care later again.
c) I like to fully understand the agreements I underwrite.
d) I am frustrated in not understanding for you to refuse popularisation of GC.
e) I hesitate when learning that working on GC may lead to suits and conflicts.
f) It is not possible for me to calculate fees for a hypothetical GC program.

So participating in GC seems to be very dangerous and possibly expensive.
There are a lot of other things to do, so what ?!

Regards, Reinhard.



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