This is an important distinction in copyright, especially when it comes to
3D printing, because it basically means people can create their own boards
and pieces now (eg., see the Settlers of Catan board project on
Kickstarter).

Alex

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Alexander Leavitt
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On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 1:21 PM, Rob Myers <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 09/01/12 20:54, Greg Grossmeier wrote:
> > <quote name="Rob Myers" date="2012-01-09" time="20:34:53 +0000">
> >> And you can't copyright game rules anyway (which was kind of a
> >> dirty secret about the OGL...).
> >
> > Citation? I was wondering about that. I have spent a lot of time
> > thinking about copyrightability over the years w.r.t. medical
> > images/drawings, but never about game rules. That is an intriguing
> > thought process.
>
> http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl108.html
>
> http://www.godsmonsters.com/Features/copyright-game-rules/
>
>
> http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/19590090/Copyright,_Game_Rules,_and_GSL
>
> - Rob.
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