Author: Andrew Dados
Date: 10:05:27 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. This is not the case. Imagine someone sells database of addresses, phone numbers, chess moves, you name it. And in MOST countries anyone is allowed to build interface accessing that database even if it includes reverse-engeneering of proprietary formats. And you can not restrict for what purpose your database will be used once you sell rights to use it. MS can't sue anyone building interface to read Access/Word files. So if someone bought your book database he can use it for his engine allright. Of course rules for particular tournament may disallow it. -Andrew- > >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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