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shponglefan:


--- Quote from: Slugworth on September 18, 2014, 04:20:20 pm ---As for pirating artwork I'll admit I'm completely naive on this point.  Are we not allowed to use images from Google Images on our arcade cabinets, or hang them in our rooms?
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Nope.  Unless something has been explicitly released in the public domain or is used under the "fair use" clause (which art for an arcade is more certainly NOT), then it's copyright infringement.

So as others have pointed out, you didn't actually outsource the artwork.  You outsourced a quick Photoshop job; the artwork is technically stolen.

shponglefan:


--- Quote from: Slugworth on September 18, 2014, 11:23:22 am ---Ultimately I just wanted to let people know Elance is a great resource and you can get good work done for a fraction of what a "real artist" would charge you.
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Just like one can go and pick up bootleg DVDs for a fraction of what a "real store" would charge you.  It's illegal and possibly inferior, but hey, who cares if it's cheap, amirite?

yotsuya:

Now, I don't personally care what the OP does with his cabinet, but 5 minutes of Googling found me this:

Dragonslayer by Tom Wood



According to this page: http://fantasygallery.net/wood/art_9_dragonslayer-by-Tom-Wood.html "Artwork copyright Tom Wood Fantasy Art"

Black Dragon vs Angel


I'd have your artist go back and fix the aspect ratio on the marquee. The one he made for you is too squished, especially in relation to the original.


Note: I've posted these for discussion sake, not to rip the OP. But it does raise some interesting questions about paying for artwork/Photoshop jobs. I remember a few weeks ago someone who paid for Donkey Kong artwork, and the "elancer" basically did the same thing.



Slugworth:


--- Quote from: yotsuya on September 19, 2014, 01:51:31 am ---Now, I don't personally care what the OP does with his cabinet, but 5 minutes of Googling found me this:

Dragonslayer by Tom Wood



According to this page: http://fantasygallery.net/wood/art_9_dragonslayer-by-Tom-Wood.html "Artwork copyright Tom Wood Fantasy Art"

Black Dragon vs Angel


I'd have your artist go back and fix the aspect ratio on the marquee. The one he made for you is too squished, especially in relation to the original.


Note: I've posted these for discussion sake, not to rip the OP. But it does raise some interesting questions about paying for artwork/Photoshop jobs. I remember a few weeks ago someone who paid for Donkey Kong artwork, and the "elancer" basically did the same thing.

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Thanks, I'll do that.  Good suggestion.

Slugworth:


--- Quote from: shponglefan on September 19, 2014, 12:00:48 am ---
--- Quote from: Slugworth on September 18, 2014, 11:23:22 am ---Ultimately I just wanted to let people know Elance is a great resource and you can get good work done for a fraction of what a "real artist" would charge you.
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Just like one can go and pick up bootleg DVDs for a fraction of what a "real store" would charge you.  It's illegal and possibly inferior, but hey, who cares if it's cheap, amirite?

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Good to know.  Though, I will say it's a little odd hearing so many people in this forum talk about copyright infringement, when I'd bet exactly 0% of the people who build a MAME own the copyrights to all the artwork (especially given how many different versions of cosmic frostbite I've seen floating around!), and all of the games they load up on it.  Could be I'm just skeptical.... maybe everyone here actually owns a physical copy of the 4,000+ games they load on to their machines?

[How do I legally obtain ROMs or disk images to run on MAME?]

You have several options:
You can obtain a license to them by purchasing one via a distributor or vendor who has proper authority to do so.
You can download one of the ROM sets that have been released for free to the public for non-commerical use.
You can purchase an actual arcade PCB, read the ROMs or disks yourself, and let MAME use that data.
Beyond these options, you are on your own.




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