Re: Cloning a board game

Subject: Re: Re: Cloning a board game

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: : Hi, : : I'd like to write a computer game (licensed under GPL). : : The game concepts are from a quite new board game. : : Is it a violation of the game designer's rights when I : : publish the game? : : Can game concepts be copyrighted? Are there legal problems cloning board or computer games? : : (Of course I will use another name for the game) : : Le Osi : Dear Le Osi, : Copying from a copyrighted work is infringment. Creating from the information, if the system is not patented, is not copyright infringement. : M. Arthur Auslander : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : ELAINE's Workshop® : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive™ : Reality Check®

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