Re: Tetris clones

[Alan Cox <alan redhat com>]

On Tue, May 01, 2007 at 08:28:17AM -0500, Tom spot Callaway wrote:
> > should be removed, not just the name 'tetris'.  What is the legal status 
> > of tetris (and other game) clones?  Can we get some "official" word from 
> > a legal department on what is and isn't allowed?
> 
> As long as the game doesn't use the "Tetris" trademark to describe
> itself, the game is fine.

Tetris is one to be very careful about as the Tetris company have a reputation
for causing legal trouble.