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Subject: Re: Unauthorized use of Rebel books

Author: Ed Schröder

Date: 14:52:01 04/30/02

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On April 30, 2002 at 16:31:01, Peter McKenzie wrote:

>This isn't a copyright issue, its not even a legal issue in the traditional
>sense.  It is about the rules for a particular competition, namely the ICCA
>World Computer Chess Championship.  If the rules say that you can't use someone
>elses book in the tournament (and its not even clear that they do say this),
>then you can't use someone elses book regardless of what copyright says.

You have understood the problem, you are not going to fight your own opening
book in world championship event.

Ed

>Of course ICCA can't send you to jail if you break their rules :-)  But they can
>chuck you out of their tournament.



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