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From: schow@bcarh185.bnr.ca (Stanley T.H. Chow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Disk recall notice
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Date: 12 Jun 90 02:17:16 GMT
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In article <4710018@hpfcdq.HP.COM> olsen@hpfcdq.HP.COM (John Olsen) writes:
>                         The two most recent versions that appeared on the
>Fish disks also have extended features and *major* differences form the 
>original tetris game, like simultaneous two player modes and new pieces.  
>They can be termed "derivative works" instead of "clones".
Note that even "derivative works" must be licensed by the original
creators. This is, of course, how people get rich by selling the
"movie rights".

By your argument, Spectrum Holobyte is doing what is legally 
required of them. (As we all know, copyright that is not enforced is
easily lost :-)
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