Re: Copyright enforcement (was: VIC-20 expansion)

From: Groepaz (groepaz_at_gmx.net)
Date: 2003-01-28 07:38:10

On Monday 27 January 2003 21:49, Christopher A Bongaarts wrote:
> One might suspect that Fox's problem with the game was its use of
> Futurama characters (trademarks) rather than its copying of the 2600
> game...

most probably.... THAT _is_ a real existing problem (unlike spreading pirated 
software from the 80s in general). one famous example might be first star 
software who had several guys put down their boulderdash clones recently.

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