Author: Steven Juchnowski
Date: 23:23:41 02/15/99
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On February 15, 1999 at 13:12:13, Dann Corbit wrote: >On February 15, 1999 at 13:06:44, Thoralf Karlsson wrote: > >>On February 15, 1999 at 02:49:40, Harald Faber wrote: >> >> >BTW is there a plan to test WChess2000 and Zarkov5? >> >>If we publish results with these programs, we are threatened to be severely >>punished under German and European law. At least Ossi Weiner says so in a recent >>email. See copy below: >> >> >> "Our license conditions *do not allow* anybody to publish computer games >>(neither with or without autoplayer) or results of computer games of our >>chess programs without our written consent. Violating these license >>conditions can severly be punished under German law, even if such person or >>organisation is located outside Germany. Violations can also be pesecuted >>under European laws." >> >>Could someone who owns these programs and Shredder 3.0 or Genius 6.0 confirm >>that the above text is included in the licence text? >What an unbelievable act of cowardice on the part of the chess companies. >I will never buy any product with a stupid statement like that attached to it. Agreed. Lets hope this doesn't set a precedance, otherwise playing computer chess games will become part of some underground culture, not recognized by the "law".
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