On Tue, 25 Feb 2003, Jason Yarber wrote: >Let's say I was capable of writing a mud from scratch, in a whole different >programming language. Now, let's say I made that mud, look and act just >like Circle MUD does. Even though all the code was written from scratch, >would the Circle MUD license agreement still be effective for the code? Look & feel aren't copyrightable according to an ancient Lotus 1-2-3 vs. Microsoft Excel (?) lawsuit. You won't be able to use the world, of course. But since IANAL, nor do I pretend to be one, you'll want to review some cases or ask a law-inspired friend where the limits are. -- George Greer greerga@circlemud.org -- +---------------------------------------------------------------+ | FAQ: http://qsilver.queensu.ca/~fletchra/Circle/list-faq.html | | Archives: http://post.queensu.ca/listserv/wwwarch/circle.html | | Newbie List: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/circle-newbies/ | +---------------------------------------------------------------+
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