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From: fnf@estinc.UUCP (Fred Fish)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Tetris Clones
Message-ID: <280@estinc.UUCP>
Date: 4 May 90 02:01:38 GMT
References: <279@estinc.UUCP> <1125@metaphor.Metaphor.COM>
Reply-To: fnf@estinc.UUCP (Fred Fish)
Organization: Enhanced Software Technologies, Tempe, AZ
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In article <1125@metaphor.Metaphor.COM> djh@dragon.metaphor.com (Dallas J. Hodgson) writes:
>
>After reading Fred Fish's article, I BOUGHT a copy of Tetris for the Amiga.
>Wouldn't you -KNOW- that it won't run on an A-3000.
>So, I returned it. So, keep playin' them clones that do work!

BTW, just to keep the net informed, things are still on hold with regard to
the status of disks 173, 221, 230, 238, 305, and 324.  It appears at this
point that I WILL have to issue a recall of these disks.

The situation is that Spectrum Holobyte has reviewed the disks I sent them
and rendered a verbal opinion that all of them infringe on their Tetris
product.  They claim to have absolute rights on the look and feel of their
game, and that their contract with the Russian inventor requires that they
vigorously pursue any infringers.  Regardless of my personal opinions on
the validity of their claim, which I won't state at this point, I will be
forced to remove these disks from the library or most likely face some sort
of legal fight, which I have neither the time, funds, or energy to pursue.

I am currently awaiting written confirmation of their position before 
issuing a recall notice.  I will post the contents of whatever confirmation
I receive from them.

-Fred
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