Author: Bob Durrett
Date: 14:37:47 11/27/03
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On November 27, 2003 at 17:27:21, David Dahlem wrote: >On November 27, 2003 at 17:25:18, Peter Skinner wrote: > >>Is it not possible that he went to the tournament with a Crafty clone? >> > >But isn't List stronger than Crafty, why would he take a Crafty clone? > >Regards >Dave > >>Just because the released versions do not play like Crafty does not mean he did >>not show up using one. >> >>Personally I don't think List is a Crafty clone, but I am not in Graz to see why >>someone would think it was. I can not see from the games it has played where >>someone would think that. >> >>I have a feeling someone has sour grapes about their performance, and was maybe >>not expecting List to do as well as it did. >> >>Just my two cents. >> >>Peter. Actually, I would love to be able to improve on Crafty. I have never tried, and doubt that I could. If I were one of Prof. Hyatt's students, I might wish to test some great new ideas to improve long-term planning capabilities and would wish to start with Crafty. That would have the benefit of showing whether or not my new ideas were any good. If the new ideas improved the performance compared to the unmodified Crafty, then it would be quite evident that the new ideas were good. Crafty clones are GOOD. The only legal requirement is that Hyatt's copyrights must be honored. If I were to clone Crafty, with modifications, I would be smart enough to get Hyatt's blessing first. Of course, if someone violates anybody's copy rights, then the owner of those rights could seek compensation for damages done in a Court of Law. There is no indication that such a thing has happened here. Only Hyatt had a right to complain. No one else. The tournament organizers are not a Court of Law and cannot legally rule on copyright infringements. Bob D. Bob D.
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