Author: Ed Trice
Date: 16:21:34 06/21/04
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On June 21, 2004 at 19:19:28, Uri Blass wrote: >On June 21, 2004 at 19:14:45, Uri Blass wrote: > >>On June 21, 2004 at 17:59:02, Ed Trice wrote: >> >>>On June 21, 2004 at 17:44:51, Richard Pijl wrote: >>> >>>>However, after deletion of two messages (that only contained one-liner personal >>>>attacks on other members) Ed Trice let me know that he might include our sponsor >>>>and host in future legal battles if we would allow the patent discussions. >>> >>> >>>And my exact words were: >>> >>>======== >>> >>>"Recall Tord was advising everyone on how to circumvent my patent rights. If >>>people did follow his advise, which was illegal on 6 different grounds according >>>to my attorney, what do you think the result would be? >>> >>>As long as you permit such postings, there is a risk that the media provider >>>will be pulled into such a fight, if one ever errupts. >>> >>>Be smart about it. Advise others to leave the topic of the Gothic Chess Patent >>>to individual discussions off of the main board. It is good advise." >>> >>>======== >>> >>>I was being amiable about this Richard, your post might lead others to an >>>incorrect conclusion. >> >>I think that it may be enough to forbid only discussions about the legal >>question. >> >>I will not discuss the legal question but I believe that most people consider >>it as immoral to have patent about opening position and this behaviour attract >>less people to gothic chess. >> >>It is possible that people that otherwise could be interested in the game will >>escape from this game because they do not want to support you after you decide >>to forbid not only commercial programs but also free programs without spacial >>license. >> >>The fact that modifying the opening position makes the game more interesting is >>not something that convince most posters here. >> >>Uri > >In a second thought it may be enough for Ed but this forum is about computer >chess so the decision to forbid discussions about gothic chess in this forum is >logical. > >Uri So Reinhard should stop discussing Capablanca Random Chess, and all of its variants, and all of his S.M.I.R.F. research since it is not 100% releated to chess. Correct?
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