Statement Regarding Live WCC Coverage
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Unfortunately for the chess world, Agon Limited (the official partner of the World Chess Federation) is attempting to place onerous restrictions on the dissemination of moves of the World Chess Championship. They have already threatened legal action against several popular chess sites, including Chessgames, simply for providing the public-domain moves of the Candidates Tournament last March. They are now posturing to do the same for the World Chess Championship.
We refuse to be bullied by specious arguments. It is the informed opinion of Chessgames Services LLC that chess moves cannot be copyrighted under any circumstance: not for 48 hours, not for 2 hours, not even for a moment. This opinion has been upheld by numerous courts in the USA and abroad. It is not merely our right to provide the moves in a timely manner: it is our duty as chess reporters; a duty we shall not shirk.
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with the many members of our site. Anybody, from rank beginners to grandmasters, is welcome to drop by and watch chess history as it unfolds in good company!
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