Author: Harald Faber
Date: 01:40:45 02/16/99
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On February 15, 1999 at 13:06:44, Thoralf Karlsson 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." > >Thoralf Karlsson The question is: Is this condition legal? In general we have 2 comparisons: 1) what about e.g. the German "Stiftung Warentest" which compares (almost?) everything, washing machines, hi-fi, fans etc. And they publis their results 2) (uncommented) chess games are not copyrighted as we found out some months ago. [3) "Elchtest", poor Mercedes A-class...also published...] OK, they leave the questions: 1) would Stiftung Warentest be allowed to publish their comparisons if they were forbidden with a text in the manual? 2) same with Mercedes A-class? For it is a general product and no proto-type I GUESS it is OK. Any lawyer to state it clearly? In CSS there is only some wischi-waschi statement.
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