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Howard_Casto:
Did I miss something?
*reads*
Guess not.... I voiced an opinion others don't agree with about because they don't have a valid argument they go on to attack my personal character, because, yet again, they have no valid counter-response. Carry on.
lilshawn:
Everything you do these days is illegal one way or another. there is just varying degrees of illegality.
yes downloading copies of roms is usually illegal. (specific circumstances can make it legal)
distributing copies is more illegal.
making a profit from someone elses IP is SUPER illegal.
amendonz:
Way to talk about fight club guys...
lilshawn:
Selling ROMS is douchey. it's people who do stuff like that who give it a bad name.
Xiaou2:
--- Quote ---So what? you want things gray? the reason the copyright law is the way it is, is because the law is GRAY and NOT black and white.
--- End quote ---
The world, and the UNIVERSE, is filled with more than just Black, White, and Gray.
LAWS are not always JUST. Laws have often been made to do more damage than good... such as the case where Slavery was LEGAL. With very little digging, one could find numerous laws which protect crooked people, corporations, and the stock holders whom ultimately pulled all the puppet strings of said corporation, peoples, etc.
There are also cases where Laws should be made to protect the little guy... such as the newly discovered Pop & Rock Stars, who literally made no money off all their Years of blood, sweat, and tears... all the while being Forced to do ans say things, they didnt want to do and say, .. because of the lawyer speak, fine print, & 'twisted interpretive meaning' contracts.
Everyone knows, weather you sell a rom.. or just download it, you are breaking a law.
In your black and white viewpoints, Im surprised you are even trying to create levels of Just-Ness over the other.
Emulators are not Enablers. They are software creations, which do not even function, without copyright material.
Thats like making Kentucky Fried Chicken, but leaving out the Chicken. Just because you reverse engineered the secrets... doesnt mean squat. Your not selling the Recipe. Nor are you selling the fully cooked chicken. In fact, your not even giving out the popular recipe either.. As this is one of the Earlier past versions. (IE old games vs new)
Those whom TRY to sell the Chicken, will be subjected to prosecution by the company.
To those who try to sell the Recipe, 'might' also be able to be prosecuted. However... when such a secret is blown, theres nothing you can do... so why even bother?
You would find KFC chicken clones all over the market in an instant... and the taste will be so identical, that two people couldnt tell them apart. As well as people possibly cooking the stuff themselves... and possibly selling it via catering, parties, and door to door deals.
This has happened to many products over time. Theres usually a lead grace period.. but by the time the company starts getting off the ground, its usually expired. All your efforts to make something unique... stolen by larger companies with deep pockets... and protected by the Laws.
OR.. you cant even make the simplest of things because one of the rich elite has bought / created a BS patent that dealing with programs input methods & interaction with the net, keyboard, mouse, lan, etc... so that any time you need the program to interact with the person... you have to pay an ungodly, & unjustly steep... usage license fee. A fee that is witheld from partener companies / friends / backdoor megadeals / puppet string deals ...etc
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