Author: Andrew Dados
Date: 10:02:43 01/08/04
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On January 08, 2004 at 12:37:18, Ed Trice wrote: >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. Uhm... and since programs capable of playing almost *any* board game existed before your variant then something you came with *after* makes them suddenly illegal? Comon. You are no different then fide with its failed attempts to try to copyright chess game scores (which imo makes still more sense then patenting a position). -Andrew- > >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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