RISK on Google Maps Shut Down 312
mrokkam writes "Hasbro owns the copyrights for the game of Risk, as the guy who wrote the google maps based Risk found out. This was featured on slashdot earlier. However, he does not seem too discouraged and asks people to submit ideas for other games using google maps that will not have such legal wrangles." One thing this reminded me of is how cool Risk is. My office is now in its 3rd round... Africa will be mine!
First Question! (Score:5, Funny)
Obligatory Seinfeld Quote (Score:4, Funny)
Jerry: "A game of world domination played by two people who can barely run their own lives!"
I kid, I kid!
Idea! (Score:2, Funny)
Um... turn the Google Maps upside-down and call it "Ksir"?
"The game of conquest in weird superman's world!"
Re:Copyrights (Score:5, Funny)
Imagine if we didn't have copyright law. Imagine a world without poker, bridge, snakes and ladders, blackjack, [insert one million fucking games better than risk, even tho risk does rule, here.]
I agree with copyright laws with limited term. I agree, even, with moderate trademark laws. I do not agree with anybody who suggests that the value of these laws to society at large increases with the magnitude of the legal strength they grant the owner.
New Game To Play on Maps (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Copyrights (Score:5, Funny)
Re:FreeRisk? Google Maps? Why not the Blue Marble? (Score:3, Funny)
But gosh darn it, we want this thing, and THE MAN is telling us that we can't have it unless we pay him money! That's unamerican!
Re:er....troops (Score:2, Funny)
You might want to have the doctor run some tests for Yoda-itis, too.
so.... (Score:3, Funny)
Other games we could play (Score:2, Funny)
Solutions ??? (Score:3, Funny)
But if we open source it, on a server deeply burried in China...
Make some really poor chap over there sys-admin, with no known adres/phonenumber
Call it "ZIMOR" (Zimor Is NOt Risk ) or something GNU like that....
Should keep the lawyers busy for a while.
Deathtrap (Score:2, Funny)