Re: [piecepack] Copyright question.

[Ron Hale-Evans <rwhe@...>]

On Sun, Dec 30, 2001 at 04:01:44AM -0000, david_bruce_cousins wrote:
> Hi,
> I've found a real neat variant of Mancala called "the glass bead 
> game" that works very well with (only one) Piecepack. The thing is, it 
> is published in the book "New Rules for Classic Games" written by R. 
> Wayne Schmittberger. I think it would be nice to post the rules to 
> games such as this that are adapted to PP, but are there copyright 
> issues?
> 
> Dave

There are always copyright issues in our society.  (See my reply to
your solitaire game message, which I will post in a few minutes.)
Probably no one would have any legal basis to object, though, if you
merely posted a link to the following page (written by the game's
inventor), plus additional information on how to adapt piecepack
components to play the game.

  http://www.mindsports.net/Arena/GlassBeadGameTutor/

Ron H-E

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