Are board game rules copyrightable?

Post date: 2020-08-05 06:37:50
Views: 307
The actual written language that appears in the rulebooks for board games is obviously copyrighted. But would an implementation of those rules violate copyright? For example, if I built a web-based version of Scrabble (or Monopoly, or 2nd Edition AD&D) – without using the commercial game's name or imagery – would it get sued out of existence?
Number of Comments
Please click Here to read the full story.
 
Other Top and Latest Questions:
The private space race is spurring a luxury hotel land grab for Florida oceanfront property
Inside India newsletter: Anthropic curbs ignite AI debate in India — efforts 'too slow, way too small'
Beef: Beef Season 2
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Lestat: Toledo
What would happen if the POTUS started shooting people in the streets?
auto shop keeps postponing major repair
People with high sleep needs?
Why Wall Street banks and foreign borrowers are rushing to tap China’s cheap money
How Elon Musk's second-in-command Gwynne Shotwell helped turn SpaceX into an IPO giant
Defense contractors would be barred from buying back their stock in bill approved by Senate panel