Author: Miguel A. Ballicora
Date: 06:17:13 05/01/02
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On May 01, 2002 at 09:08:16, Jeroen Noomen wrote: >On May 01, 2002 at 06:19:35, Mike S. wrote: > >Take the following exampe: I buy MS Office, use the very same look, buttons, >screens etc. to make a software package that is very much the same, tell the >world 'Yes, I used MS Office to make this beautiful new package'. You think this >is legal? I bet you would receive a 'threatening' letter by MS immediately. And >rightly so. He was talking about "using" the bought software (in a competition), not making it part of another package to sell or distribute. Is there anything in the license that avoid using the software to support another engine? Is not that even a "feature" in some packages? I do not see anything illegal. The matter here are rules in a tournament and not copyright rules. Miguel > >Jeroen > >>On May 01, 2002 at 03:24:25, Jeroen Noomen wrote: >> >>>(...) >>>Just attend to my home one time, and I will show you what work and knowledge >>>REALLY is necessary. >> >>This is your point, but not what Russel was talking about. >> >>There's no doubt that much work and knowledge is necessary to create a good >>opening book, but you can't claim rights on chess moves. I.e. if a Rebel program >>plays an opening line with your book and the game is published, that line might >>appear in various books people create from games collections. Has a part of your >>book been stolen by that? >> >>But something else I wanted to ask: What if a normal customer (and programmer), >>who has bought a Rebel program including your book, uses it to support his own >>engine in a big tournament? He says, if have bought this software, and I use it >>legally. >> >>What about that? >> >>I'm not talking about people who take parts of your book and offer it as their >>own work (that's obviously not ok), but cases where somebody could say "Yes, I >>use the Noomen openings which I've paid for when buying Rebel Century (for >>example), for the games my engine XY plays in that tournament." Is this illegal >>(in terms of law)? >> >>I've asked the question before: >>http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?227217 >> >>Regards, >>M.Scheidl
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