RE: [kidsgames] Just Subscribed.

[Adam Wendt <adam@netzero.net>]

On Thu, 17 Feb 2000, Ruegsegger, Ted wrote: 
> > Meanwhile, Oliver is now a "Harry Potter" fan - and like most
> > fans of that wonderful series of books he *desperately* wants
> > to grab a broomstick and play Quiddich.  He built a Quiddich
> > arena and all the various balls (Quaffle, Bludgers, Golden-Snitch)
> > - and now he and I are getting into the coding.  This is a
> > networked game - but it'll never see the light of day outside
> > our home because I don't want to get sued by the author or her
> > publishers.
> 
> Let's not be hasty! Surely you can work something out with them! This sounds
> so fantastic, it'd be worth buying a new computer, or even several! Please
> keep us posted!
> 
> Hmm...even if they won't budge, I wonder how enforceable a proprietary claim
> on the rules of the game itself would be. I mean, unless you include Harry
> and other copyrighted characters, all you're doing is implementing a
> simulation of a concept, which can't be copyrighted the same as a character.

I'd think that to not have to worry about copyright issues you would have
to think up another name for the game and for the balls and such.
 
> NB: I'm not a lawyer, nor even close.
> 
> Ted
> 
> Theodore B. Ruegsegger

-Adam-

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