Ok...I'll be the first to admit that I'm no legal expert, but can anyone explain to me how someone can think that a gamepiece like colored plastic pyramids can...
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Karol
kmmbmesomorph
Jun 1, 2002 1:44 pm
It's my understanding that, and correct me if I'm wrong *shutter*, virtually any "thing" can be patented, if it meets certain requirements. Such as being a new...
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prophesor
Jun 1, 2002 3:27 pm
... So then he wrote the original essay without ever seeing the piecepack pyramids pdf? Outstanding. I have to say (not that my opinion matters to anybody, ...
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Ron Hale-Evans
rwhe
Jun 1, 2002 5:12 pm
The new issue of _The Games Journal_ is out, and contains an article by me on board game systems, including a summary of recent piecepack developments. ...
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JT Thomas
odbo255
Jun 1, 2002 5:12 pm
Hey, totally lame of me to suggest a time change so close to the date, but would anyone object to us meeting at 3p instead of 1p? 3rd place stays open until 8p...
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Ron Hale-Evans
rwhe
Jun 1, 2002 6:53 pm
1. Whatever his public position ("Piecepack Pyramids are all supposed to be the same color. Would such pyramids infringe on our patent? It's debatable."),...
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Alexandre Owen Muniz
rwhe
Jun 2, 2002 10:08 am
... I could see an argument that the Focus and Pyramidis pieces aren't entirely "within" the other pieces in the stack, since they can't be fully nested like...
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Ross Andrews
rwhe
Jun 2, 2002 10:08 am
... plastic. Perhaps the ... That ain't a bad thought.... Origami pieces made out of translucent transparency sheets (what a weird term) would be waterproof,...
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Joshua Kronengold
mnemex
Jun 2, 2002 10:59 am
... Quite. More/as importantly, you can't really patent (well, you can, but it won't stand up in court) a product, only an invention/object -- if someone is...
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dalek_no3
Jun 3, 2002 12:49 am
... supposed ... patent? ... know, I ... same ... Infringement must be commercially harmful. Seeing as Andy freely distributes instructions on how to make...
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Tim Schutz
hexchex
Jun 3, 2002 7:58 pm
I placed the piecepack pyramids on my website www.tjgames.com. You can find them in the "less then a penny" section of the games area. click here...
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Glenn & Chrystal Overby
guardcaptain
Jun 3, 2002 10:44 pm
... Money is not always an issue. Sometimes looking at oneself in the mirror is more important. Glenn E. Overby II Tilton, Illinois, USA ===== ...
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Ron Hale-Evans
rwhe
Jun 3, 2002 11:30 pm
... You're absolutely right. How can Andy look at himself in the mirror, claiming a patent when there's such obviously invalidating prior art (Pyramidis,...
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king_toren_l
Jun 4, 2002 7:05 pm
I'm finishing up my work on an expanded version of piecepack (I know this topic had seen heavy traffic earlier in the year.) and I'm looking for some...
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Ron Hale-Evans
rwhe
Jun 4, 2002 8:19 pm
... Kristin, to me this sounds rather disingenuous. It is akin to Bill Gates saying, "Why those GNU and Linux people want to start an operating system format...
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Ron Hale-Evans
rwhe
Jun 4, 2002 8:39 pm
... I'm with you here. ... This is interesting. I don't know enough patent law to be able to agree or disagree with you here, but if you're correct, Andy's ...
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Karol
kmmbmesomorph
Jun 4, 2002 8:51 pm
expansions? and are you manufacturing them? Don't know if you know but MG had expansions in the works as well - with our own original artwork. Karol MMB ... ...
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Ron Hale-Evans
rwhe
Jun 4, 2002 8:56 pm
In my answers to your questions, Dalek #3, I am assuming that "Icehouse"; refers to the game system (stackable, coloured, plastic pyramids) and not to the game...
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Ron Hale-Evans
rwhe
Jun 4, 2002 9:10 pm
... First, you misunderstand the way I am using the word "free". I mean it in the sense of "free speech", not "free beer". Thus, as most of the rulesets I...
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Ron Hale-Evans
rwhe
Jun 4, 2002 10:17 pm
... [snip] ... Au contraire; I don't want to take food off the Looneys' table. They seem like the kind of people I would want to hang out with if I lived in...
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Ron Hale-Evans
rwhe
Jun 4, 2002 10:25 pm
... I'm glad you think piecepack pyramids don't infringe. I don't think they do either, but Andy says he thinks it's "debatable" (at least publicly). As for...
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Ron Hale-Evans
rwhe
Jun 4, 2002 10:26 pm
Forgot to CC: this after all... Ron ... Envelope-to: rwhe@... Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 15:07:23 -0700 To: icehouse@... User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i ...
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a3141_temp_b_account
a3141_temp_b...
Jun 4, 2002 11:02 pm
... choice > ... Ron, for being an FSF advocate (and employee of GNU), you didn't communicate it well here. But Buddha has already commented on it, so I...
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Tim Schutz
hexchex
Jun 5, 2002 12:32 am
I’ve been watching the great Icehouse and piecepack pyramids debate, and have been meaning to put my two cents I just haven’t found the time to do so. Now...
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Karol
kmmbmesomorph
Jun 5, 2002 1:39 am
I replied to this message from King Toren, and it dawned on me that I forgot to add a line. The reason for the reply in the first place was to make sure that...
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Joshua Kronengold
mnemex
Jun 5, 2002 3:20 am
... While I can certainly see why people might want to have their own pyramids, this is -also- fairly disingenuous -- Icehouse -is- free (as in freedom); it's...
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Jim/Diane Doherty
cotcdianejim
Jun 5, 2002 3:43 am
... This is an excellent point, Karol. I'm mostly a lurker here, but I've seen talk of a "piecepack community" or "those piecepack people" as if there were ...
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king_toren_l
Jun 7, 2002 5:29 pm
IcePack Games has completed its piecepack and you can get one now at http://icepack.cjb.net/ppe You can download a pdf version or purchase a wooden one. We...
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jdroscha
Jun 13, 2002 1:52 pm
... Hi Ken, I visited the site and checked out the PDFs, but could not find any photos of the wooden set you make... do you have any photos available for list...
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jdroscha
Jun 13, 2002 2:08 pm
Hi All, I have put together a piecepack glossary and I'd like to know if any of you have any comments or questions... am I missing any terms? Please note that...
