Legal question: Do broken/non-working boards count?


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Posted by NThero on 27, 2001 at 1:44 AM:

In Reply to: Re: Emulation - (ignore previous) yeah, I tried the real thing posted by Dave Isreal on 26, 2001 at 1:31 PM:

: I have to say I prefer the controls built into my MAME cabinet and as mentioned in previous posts, the maintenance issues simply don't exist. So, despite the moral argument (which is easily gotten around by owning the actual boards/ROM chips or 'legit' emulation software) you'd have to be pretty dedicated/fortuante to have even a small number of the real machines in your possession - not a realistic or even a better option for the vast majority of us. Thank God for MAME is all I can say (and thanks Saint for your inspiring Web Site!)

Just curious... Do broken or non working arcade machines or boards or romchips give a person the legal right to use the ROMs with an emulator?
Which part of the original machine do you need to be legally entitled to download the ROMs? If you buy a working machine, do you lose the right when it breaks? What if I buy a broken machine to start with?

Thanks.


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