tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7151230079751535930.post6222095972739208166..comments2019-11-22T08:23:17.350-07:00Comments on Canadian Gamer: The Perils and Possibilities of Going DigitalRob Bartelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02926230923749189183noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7151230079751535930.post-89535810390697085602011-03-04T18:16:20.836-07:002011-03-04T18:16:20.836-07:00If you convince my prof that this is a question of...If you convince my prof that this is a question of procedural justice, count me in.<br /><br />The Monopoly case would almost certainly have been a trade-mark* case. I would have thought that that would have been a pretty clearcut win for Parker Brothers, but I'm not all that strong on trade-mark.<br /><br />I'm a little surprised by the Trivial Pursuit ruling (though I do remember "Steve Smith"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00619594380611546733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7151230079751535930.post-52172978324240868322011-03-02T12:52:04.690-07:002011-03-02T12:52:04.690-07:00"None of the above is legal advice, and I am ..."None of the above is legal advice, and I am not a lawyer... yet. Mwahaha"<br /><br />There. Fixed that for you. =o)<br /><br />As far as existing case law, I know Trivial Pursuit was sued by a publisher of trivia books for copying their trivia (including intentional mistakes left in as watermarks). The ultimate court ruling was that trivia, as an expression of historical fact, could Rob Bartelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926230923749189183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7151230079751535930.post-10025152962649868322011-03-02T00:00:25.893-07:002011-03-02T00:00:25.893-07:00"Derivative work" is an American concept..."Derivative work" is an American concept, but basically exists under Canadian law (without being specifically named). The novelty requirement is for a copyright to exist in the derivative work; however, it doesn't deprive the holder of the initial work of any rights. That is, I can hold copyright in my Harry Potter fan fiction, but J.K Rowling's permission is still needed for "Steve Smith"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00619594380611546733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7151230079751535930.post-20906962180951405222011-03-01T13:54:53.651-07:002011-03-01T13:54:53.651-07:00I know, I know. =o) But while you've been off ...I know, I know. =o) But while you've been off getting your law degree, I've been designing my own little game designer's utopia.<br /><br />What it boils down to is that I believe board games warrant similar treatment as paintings, songs, and works of fiction. The atomized components (colours, notes, words, mechanics) should be free for all to use but the specific ways in which they Rob Bartelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926230923749189183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7151230079751535930.post-21164162241296238962011-02-28T14:39:53.010-07:002011-02-28T14:39:53.010-07:00Wait - you didn't expect the notion that intel...Wait - you didn't expect the notion that intellectual property rights should exist to be controversial? What planet have you been living on?"Steve Smith"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00619594380611546733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7151230079751535930.post-28992909889593726922011-02-07T13:00:32.886-07:002011-02-07T13:00:32.886-07:00Nice discussion.Nice discussion.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12145144564451816528noreply@blogger.com