Author: Vine Smith
Date: 04:36:49 05/04/02
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On May 04, 2002 at 07:12:45, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >On May 04, 2002 at 06:52:45, Ed Schröder wrote: > >>It's covered by the copyright notice, it's the first thing that you see on the >>screen when the installation starts. > >However, you only get to see it after you bought and payed for the product. > >Moreover, it's not necesarrily legally enforcable. You could write >'by using this product you give Rebel Bv. the right to your firstborn >child', but that doesn't necessarily mean it has legal value. > >-- >GCP Isn't all the discussion of the legal ramifications pretty much pointless? I think the most common instance of book theft would be an amateur programmer with no time to improve his default low-quality book built out of PGN files hacking another program's book to solidify his program's play in an important competition. In such a case, it seems unlikely that suing this person under international law will solve the problem. His program would already presumably have played in the tournament, and it is unlikely that financial damages sufficient to cover the cost of the legal action could be recovered. Instead, it's really of matter of implementing organizational rules for computer chess competitions banning such theft, and permitting organizers to inspect the books beforehand and disqualify offenders prior to the tournament. Regards, Vine Smith
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