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From: alibaba@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Alexander M. Rosenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: Stacks for kids...
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Date: 14 Mar 88 09:36:10 GMT
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Reply-To: alibaba@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Alexander M. Rosenberg)
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Keywords: Ya right!

Without flaming in the slightest, let me say that you are the type of person 
who makes me cringe when I start reading Rec.Arts.Startrek.

You missed my point just a wee bit. I was trying to say that I personally
thought that Inigo Goes to Hell was a little bit cute, but I also could
imagine the problems that Amanda is going through. Bob told me that they
have some discussions in the works for doing commercial products with big
companies with the Inigo concept. This sort of cute thing can ruin that, and
for them is something very serious.

As for the copyright on Inigo Gets Out: The version of Inigo Gets Out is
a preliminary stack that Bill Atkinson originally handed out at the HyperCard
introdcution, to press, and to User Group Asbassadors. They later produced
a newer version that does have the copyright. Not only that, but later stacks
featuring Inigo (Inigo's Dream, and Inigo Takes a Bath) do have a character
and stack copyright. Not only that, but the law allows for implied copyrights
on the concept and character. A Parody is one thing, but Inigo Goes to Hell
does not identify itself as such, and therefore can be construed to be a
personal attack on Amanda. 

Note also that as far as parodies go, I personally believe that anything
anybody (even Larry Flynt) says about Jerry Falwell is very justified.

If you have any information as to how to contact the authors of the stack
Inigo Goes to Hell, please mail me, as I have been asked to try and find
out who did it. (Apparently no legal actions are going to be taken, although
I am speculating here, and this should not be considered the official view
of Amanda or Bob Goodenough, just my speculation.)



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