Re: FLASH: Copyrights revisited

[Frederico]

On 12/31/99 12:38 AM, Cheri Harder via

chericahome [dot] com

, said:


>I have a neat idea for a portfolio piece, but am not sure how much I can

>imitate without treading on copyright infringement....Could anyone give me a

>"non-legal-but-probably sorta-kinda accurate" reading on my potential idea

>at http://members.home.com/cherica/e-mall/MonopolyMall.html and tell me if

>I'm too close for comfort?


I think you're pushing your luck. Especially with a company that is 

notorious for persuing copyright infringement.


Now, if you changed the color-order, shook up the property-order, and 

didn't try to make any plays-on-words resembling the Monopoly� board, 

you'd be OK, methinks. But, at that point, the shine of the idea is just 

about gone, and your ability to capitilize on a popular theme all but 

disappears. . .


Hmmm. . . seems like that � Copyright idea is there for a good reason 

after all. . .


Cheers, and Good Luck


Frederico




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