From: Pieter Stouten <stoutepf <at> CARBON <dot> DMPC <dot> COM>
Date: 26 sep 1996
Subject: Re: Copyright of shogi game scores

At 6:27 -0700 96/09/26, Randal J. Andrews wrote:

>I know that, unlike chess, a raw shogi game score with no additional
>analysis, is protected in Japan by copyright.
>
It is my understanding that that is only true as long as the game score has
not been officially published. I was told the sponsor has the right to
publish the game first, but afterwards reproduction without consent is
permitted. This applies only to games, though, not to tsume problems or to
analyses.

SHOGI-L is in a slightly different situation as material that is
copyrighted by Nihon Shogi Renmei (NSR) can be published (original or
translation) on SHOGI-L without prior permission, provided it is for
non-commercial purposes.

Cheers, Pieter.

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