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Re: Where to put Open Transport Tycoon (openttd)



Note that there is no question (IANAL, TINLA) that openttd infringes
the copyright on Transport Tycoon in any jurisdiction that recognizes
the doctrine of "mise en scene", i. e., pretty much any jurisdiction
that has a copyright law.  See Micro Star v. FormGen.

In general, Debian should not be distributing game clones, in main, in
contrib, or anywhere else.  The fact that copyright holders rarely
bother to pursue legal action against half-assed clones of obsolete
games does not mean that they are legitimate in the eyes of the law.

Cheers,
- Michael



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