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Re:U.S. judge rejects World Chess bid to block websites from... by maaaats on Friday November 11, 2016 @06:18PM (#12935375)
Because it's not the broadcast. This is comparable to newspapers not being allowed to report on goals in a soccer match or have any kind of live coverage (but still not showing the broadcast).
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Re:U.S. judge rejects World Chess bid to block websites from... by umanwizard on Friday November 11, 2016 @08:29PM (#12936018)
Except the moves in a chess game are deliberately chosen in a process involving nothing but intellect and creativity.

Scoring goals in a soccer match is something the players try to influence but it's ultimately outside of their control. I think publishing goals in soccer are more akin to publishing vague information like "Black lost his bishop on turn 4" but not the specific sequence of moves.

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Re:U.S. judge rejects World Chess bid to block websites from... by Scarblac on Saturday November 12, 2016 @04:40AM (#12937223)
> Except the moves in a chess game are deliberately chosen in a process involving nothing but intellect and creativity.

If that were the case, they wouldn't be allowed to repeat moves played by others either...

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