Author: Peter Berger
Date: 07:05:57 05/01/02
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On May 01, 2002 at 09:14:32, Jeroen Noomen wrote: >On May 01, 2002 at 07:56:23, Peter Berger wrote: > > >You don't get the point. Copying an openingbook with copy '*.*' is just as wrong >as copying parts of a written book and present it as your own work. THAT is my >point. Or do you say that copying CD's from bands and present it as your own >work - or even worse, sell them and keep the money - is OK? No, we are in perfect agreement here. > >To use the Rebel book for training, preparation or whatever is PERFECTLY okay. >What is not OK: Copy the openingbook and use it for your own chess program. > Again agreed. But I thought of another heated discussion some longer time ago about the openingbook used by an amateurprogram in an official tournament. The program was accused to use a Fritz book because it played a deep line which was also covered in the Fritz book. I thought this accuse ( at least if based only on this argument) was simply rubbish. If I were to prepare the book of a chessprogram for an official tournament one part would be playing games against possible opponents and look at the openinglines chosen ( definitely OK). Then I would probably also have a look at the published book the opponent used ( again OK). And if a line in this book is very strong (for example a novelty) and I think it's really strong I might even add it to my book, too. How would this be against the copyright? In fact you desribed part of your work to be just that - checking sources and making your own decisions about their value and if necessary make changes to your book. It seemed you wanted to claim copyright on the _moves_ in your openingbook, too and that won't do IMHO. Or would you accuse Kasparov if he played a line also or maybe exlusively covered in Rebel opening book in an official tournament? In fact I think we don't disagree anyway, but I might be wrong. Peter
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