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To: Alan Horkan <horkana@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Arturo Espinosa-Aldama <arturoea@xxxxxxxxxxx>, freeciv@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Freeciv] Re: [Freeciv-Dev] Freeciv Worms tileset report.
From: Paul Zastoupil <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 10:29:34 -0700

On Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 06:18:08PM +0100, Alan Horkan wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, Vasco Alexandre Da Silva Costa wrote:
> 
> > Perhaps our resident entomologist could suggest a different name?
> 
> FreeCiv Worms is clearly different from Team17 Worms.  A disclaimer to
> that effect (and not using any of their artwork) really should be enough
> I dont think it appropriate to encourage agressive copyrighting of
> dictionary words, like Worms, Illustrator, Windows, etc

While I agree with you in principle, Freeciv isn't the place to fight
these battles.

> 
> ("Team 17 Worms", "Adobe Illustrator" and "Microsoft Windows" are a
> different matter entirely)
> 
> - Alan H.
> 

-- 
Paul Zastoupil


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