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På Chessdom kan man läsa att VM-matchen mellan Världsmästaren Vis. Anand och Veselin Topalov fortsätter i domstol. Det som upprört arrangören är att CessBase brutit mot texten: ”Det är absolut förbjudet att förmedla dragen eller videon på andra hemsidor utan tydligt tillstånd….” Läs hela artikeln här.  

During the Anand – Topalov WCC 2010, a message appeared on the official site stating, ”Warning! It is absolutely prohibited the live broadcast of the moves or video during the game on other websites, media or software without the explicit permission of the organizers of the match. This prohibition is being violated by ChessBase”

A few weeks after the end of the championship Chessdom.com received news directly from a German source that the case is already presented in court. Regarding the moves copyright case and the recent exchange of media releases between teams Topalov and Anand, we contacted the manager of Veselin Topalov and one of the central figures behind the organization of the WCC – Silvio Danailov. He was disturbed by the fact that millions of euros were invested in the most watched online World chess championship in history, while Chessbase is putting themselves above the law and taking the moves without permission. Read on for full details:

Q: Mr. Danailov, we understood that the case against a German company that has presumably violated copyright rules has been presented in court. Can you share with us details on the issue?

A: Good afternoon, yes, this is true. Before the start of the World Chess Championship we explicitly stated that no company can use the moves without the official site’s staff permission. And this was violated by Chessbase, they put themselves above the law in Europe, above the general FIDE ethical rules.