Re: chess moves

On Mon, 17 Apr 2000, Henry McInulty <henry[_at_]mcinulty.greatxscape.net> wrote:
>
> I have developed a Childs game that uses animal shapes that move
> in the same way as chess pieces do. Is it permissible to adapt
> chess moves into another board game.
>
> Are chess moves copyrighted or patented.

Ideas cannot be copyrighted. The expression of ideas can be.

I would not encourage you to copy rules and instructions from a modern chess book.

Good Luck,

Albert Henderson
Editor, PUBLISHING RESEARCH QUARTERLY
<70244.1532[_at_]compuserve.com> Received on Fri Apr 21 2000 - 15:36:27 GMT