Regarding the (probably unlamented) dead topic of game copyrights,
I have seen a full copy of the PATENT on the monopoly game. Its claims are
very specific as to how the game operates, but also has some breadth, such
that Parker Bros may be able to extort some vigourish out of similar games
created to promote other cities. If anyone wants the number of the patent,
and doesn't have a game box handy, I can step down to the operating systems
group and check the copy. (Jim did a contract automating the patent office
search system, and pulled copies of patents that intrigued him, including
Samuel L. Clemen's patent adjusable belt buckle; or was it a garter?)
- --- Bill Ricker
Ricker @ NUHUB.ACS.NORTHEASTERN.EDU