On Mon, 21 Oct 2002 16:48:16 -0400 James Hughes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 11:46:49AM -0500, Jamin W. Collins wrote: > > Yea... but can we do so without infringing on some copyright? > > Basically, you can't copyright an idea, only the expression of an > idea. So, any copyright on Pacman only applies to *that* game. It > does not cover all games that feature some creature running around > a maze eating up other creatures. > > Sadly, copyright holders in this day and age would love the general > public to believe otherwise; and they're succeeding, if the comment > above is any indication. So, you're telling me that a game with a yellow circle chomping little dots in a blue maze being chased by ghosts can be created without infringing upon Pac-Man? I don't claim to be a lawyer and don't recall ever having done so. -- Jamin W. Collins -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
