Author: Ed Trice
Date: 09:37:18 01/08/04
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Hello Dr. Hyatt, > >Your _game_ is somewhat different than normal chess, although I don't believe >it meets the criteria for "no prior-existing art" in patent law. I am talking >about _playing_ your game, not building a chess board and pieces for your game >and selling that. Patent law does not go there. A ha! You think I am trying to control who plays the game? No no no, not at all! You can play it all you want! 1. You can't sell it. 2. You can't give it away. Sure you can make your own pieces and set them down on an 80 square board, that is not what is being claimed as something prohibitive. Playing the game is not an infringement. Making a program is. Now I know what you are going to say: "How is writing a program to play the game different from any other representation?" We sell a Gothic Chess program. We sell boards and pieces. I think that covers it, in essence.
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