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From: dxandy@cs.widener.edu (Andrew J. Greenshields N3IGS)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Copyright question
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Date: 21 Jun 91 20:39:41 GMT
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  I would like to write a program based on an existing board game.  In the 
game's instructions it states 'all copyrights reserved'.  Does this mean that
if I write a computer version of the game I may find myself in legal trouble?

  If I choose to write a game that is based on an existing board game, but
not entirely like it, does that abrogate the copyright laws?

Thanks.      


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