RISK on Google Maps Shut Down

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!

[MindStalker]

Where can I get a job in your office!

Obligatory Seinfeld Quote

[dancingmad]

One thing this reminded me of is how cool Risk is. My office is now in its 3rd round... Africa will be mine!

Jerry: "A game of world domination played by two people who can barely run their own lives!"

I kid, I kid!

Idea!

[Anonymous Coward]

asks people to submit ideas for other games using google maps that will not have such legal wrangles

Um... turn the Google Maps upside-down and call it "Ksir"?

"The game of conquest in weird superman's world!"

Re:Copyrights

[SirSlud]

What is important is that copyrights and trademarks be respected, otherwise there is no incentive to create boardgames that furthur human knowledge, culture, and society.

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

[thpdg]

Monopoly.

Re:Copyrights

[bonkedproducer]

Speaking of copyright and whatnot - your sig should actually credit the late great Mitch Hedberg.

Re:FreeRisk? Google Maps? Why not the Blue Marble?

[Rydia]

Yes, without this great evil, we would have an avalanche of innovative "taking someone else's idea and product and sticking it on the internet" innovation! I mean, it's not like IP law helps companies, inventors, and the economy (by making useful research/production profitable, by protecting ideas and by precluding problematic price wars with new products, respectively)!

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

[Geno Z Heinlein]

Damn dyslexia my.

You might want to have the doctor run some tests for Yoda-itis, too.

so....

[coolcold]

its a risk to call the game risk?

Other games we could play

[Adelle]

How about chess? Or thermonuclear war?

Solutions ???

[dr.Flake]

So, one can't trademark /copyright the word "RISK", but the poor chap can't "risk" it.

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

[CmdrDawgface]

Africa is a deathtrap. Get out now.