Author: Reinhard Scharnagl
Date: 08:06:16 06/18/04
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On June 18, 2004 at 10:11:49, Ed Trice wrote: > >> >>As a result, everybody can write Gothic chess capable engines without >>paying any license. Only Gothic chess GUI authors need to pay. >> > >Tord, > >The "graphical" representation of the board is not what is protected by the >patent. > >The "method" is what is protected by the patent. Any attempt to bypass the issue >will result in me suing everyone who does so. Even if you are right, you will >have to finance a trip for a nice long stay in Philadelphia. > >I have two ongoing suits right now against companies in the US and Canada who >have been selling the game without a license. > >If you want to roll the dice and take your chances rather than pay a small >licensing fee, go right ahead. > >But every defendant will reference your post, which I have already emailed to my >attorney. They will then be able to sue you for damages. > >I am not going to respond to any more posts about the patent. > >Everyone who wants to try and dance a jig on the head of a pin is welcomed to do >so. I'll take on all challengers. Hello Ed, there is no need to such a defense. There is no challenge by me against your US patent. As far as there would be no other arrangement I will disable the Gothic Chess starting position in distributed progs by making it illegal within CRC. There still are not any distributed CRC programs of mine yet. There are still 47 999 positions left, which could make the CRC an interesting challenge to computer chess. Regards, Reinhard.
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