Re: MAME CD's - to all...why not ruin a good thing?


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Posted by MikEY on 15, 2000 at 5:34 PM:

In Reply to: Re: MAME CD's - to all posted by MikEy on 14, 2000 at 9:38 PM:

OK, here's the comment from the readme.txt. I guess I am wrong. You obviously survey everyone and ask for proof of the games they own before sending them the ROM cd's right? Make special note of the first sentence.

I just hate seeing people ruin a good thing, which is what you are doing. And my point to Arcade2000 about Ebay was, "you might as well be selling them" not that he was.

Can you figure out why some companies are getting a little miffed about widespread distribution of their ROMS? People like this guy are promoting copyright infringement. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that what he is doing is illegal...
-MikEY

III. ROM Images
---------------
ROM images are copyrighted material. Most of them cannot be distributed
freely. Distribution of MAME on the same physical medium as illegal copies
of ROM images is strictly forbidden.
You are not allowed to distribute MAME in any form if you sell, advertise,
or publicize illegal CD-ROMs or other media containing ROM images. This
restriction applies even if you don't make money, directly or indirectly,
from those activities. You are allowed to make ROMs and MAME available for
download on the same website, but only if you warn users about the ROMs's
copyright status, and make it clear that users must not download ROMs unless
they are legally entitled to do so.


: And since we're already violating the "don't make all roms available in one file (or CD)" rule, you could probably make some money from the Lamers on Ebay by selling MAME to.

: I guess if you can't deliver on the cabinets, you can still make money here.

: Congratulations on your businesslike conduct!

: : I am back on track with these, so email away. Also, there is no longer a need for you to send a CDR, don't send me anything, just the request with an address to send the CDR to.

: : Later all!




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