I fail to see how this new anti-piracy law has anything to do with this discussion of the legality of the OGL in Europe. It's not like we've been actively promoting IP theft up to now... /Mikael
DarkTouch wrote: >It is more than likely that we're seeing outdated information here anyway: > >A quick web search brought up this link: >http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3545839.stm > >Which basically says the EU voted about a month ago to throw in some major >strictures on what can be done with Intellectual Property. It may take a >little while for the legality of that to filter out to the various countries >however as it only went through a month ago today. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Lizard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> I find this interpretation highly unlikely. >> >> According to this logic, anyone in England could publish Star Wars >> novels and not fear lawsuits. That no one has done so implies that, in >> fact, you can't -- the lure of profit would be too great for anyone to >> resist if it were legal. (Likewise, there would be hundreds of pulishers >> producing 'Dr. Who' novels, games, comics, and so on. Marvel and DC >> would see all of their heroes in all-new adventures created by local >> talent. Etc, etc, etc.) >> >> I think you are exaagerating the differences between European and >> American law; the close economic and cultural ties between the nations >> means that such laws are very heavily 'harmonized'. >> > >_______________________________________________ >Ogf-l mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
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