RE: [computer-go] Pattern Matcher - pro games royalties?

[Imran Ghory <imran@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 7 Nov 2004, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:

> At 11:43 7-11-2004 -0200, Mark Boon wrote:
> >Many sponsors of professional Go tournaments consider the games their
> >property. In Japan I think the Nihon Ki-in considers the pro-games played to
> >be owned by them. At least they used to until recently. Even if this is not
> >backed-up by actual law, you don't stand much chance selling Go-software in
> >Japan if you have the Nihon Ki-in or an important sponsor against you.
>
> in fact if they as an organisation entered the games into the computer,
> *that file* is their property.
>
> If someone else also enters the games, the entered file is his property.

Not in a copyright sense, at least under international conventions.
Copyright only protects work which are "creative" - making an exact
copy of something which is in the public domain does not grant you a
copyright on it.

Imran
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