Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 10:12:13 02/15/99
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On February 15, 1999 at 13:06:44, Thoralf Karlsson wrote: >On February 15, 1999 at 02:49:40, Harald Faber wrote: > > >BTW is there a plan to test WChess2000 and Zarkov5? > >If we publish results with these programs, we are threatened to be severely >punished under German and European law. At least Ossi Weiner says so in a recent >email. See copy below: > > > "Our license conditions *do not allow* anybody to publish computer games >(neither with or without autoplayer) or results of computer games of our >chess programs without our written consent. Violating these license >conditions can severly be punished under German law, even if such person or >organisation is located outside Germany. Violations can also be pesecuted >under European laws." > >Could someone who owns these programs and Shredder 3.0 or Genius 6.0 confirm >that the above text is included in the licence text? What an unbelievable act of cowardice on the part of the chess companies. I will never buy any product with a stupid statement like that attached to it.
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