Re: Debian Gamers/Developers
On Mon, 21 Oct 2002 16:48:16 -0400 James Hughes <jhughes@kos.net> 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
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