Comments on: Copyright on chess moves – shadows on the wall?

By: brujito

brujito — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:21:23 +0000

Boxing matches are often relegated to a “pay-per-view” broadcast, but that doesn’t stop you from throwing a jab without being arrested…

By: dandylion

dandylion — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:01:27 +0000

Chessvine

If you play the Catalan, of course not , you don t owe a royalty to Kasparov.

You owe a royalty to Xavier Tartakover.

By: cyronix

cyronix — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:08:31 +0000

there are no copyright or broadcasting issues …
It’s just a reaction by the bulgarian chess federation to the bad treatment of topalov by chessbase in the topalov-kramnik match.

By: noyb

noyb — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 02:34:43 +0000

The notion of copyrighting an order of moves in a game of chess is ludicrous. Fortunately United States judges have already set this straight.

By: John Fernandez

John Fernandez — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:17:58 +0000

@Dragan,

Many sports leagues have organizations which protect the images and likenesses of professional athletes with licensing deals. Occasionally, superstar players will opt out of such agreements and create their own licensing.

Sadly, there’s really no such market in Chess, so such an organization would make zero sense.

By: Castro

Castro — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:05:28 +0000

@Dragan

It’s a different issue, but I’d say no, or at least very difficult, for instance because somehow it’s understood that if you played those events, you were aware of the “common practice” of the games being published. That’s the problem of “common practices”.
But if you fight, maybe in some years your reason will be recognised. Try getting Kasparov on your fight

By: Dragan

Dragan — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:06:20 +0000

Long time ago I had some version of Football Manager. They used real names of players, but instead of one, there was only nr. 9. Other firm had copyright on name. Assuming that I still have right to use my name, I can ask from ChessBase to remove it from commercial program, for example Mega 2009. They can publish all my games, but without connection with my name.
Am I right or wrong ?

By: Castro

Castro — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:10:24 +0000

Sorry: *article

By: Castro

Castro — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:09:48 +0000

@The Closet Grandmaster

LOL That thread on that other forum is hilarious (artical and some posts)!
The moral lesson: It’s always possible to do worse.

By: Rodzjer

Rodzjer — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:13:07 +0000

I just love discussions, for the sake of discussion! Feels like people speaking, only just because they like to hear themselves.