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Re: Legal Stuff (was: [OFFICIAL] FALLOUT 4 (June 99))

From: Kenneth Winland <kwinland@c...>
Date: Fri, 4 Jun 1999 13:42:01 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: Legal Stuff (was: [OFFICIAL] FALLOUT 4 (June 99))


	Howdy!

On Fri, 4 Jun 1999, Paul Lesack wrote:

> Yes, but "similar" is not "the same", and bordering on
> infringement is just that, bordering. And there are no laws
> against that. At this time.

	There is already a ruling, I believe FASA v. Hasbro.  It
basically
says that the miniatures/toys have to be *bang* on copies.  As far as
the
miniatures hobby goes, NO one would sue because a> I(It is a small
industry with little publicity, and b> you can't get blood from a stone
(you have to feed your lawyers, after all).

	Laterish!

	Ken

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