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Vigo:


--- Quote from: Slugworth on September 19, 2014, 02:23:46 pm ---You can still buy their games in the 2nd hand market.  By downloading them illegally you are taking money away from the 2nd hand stores that make a legitimate living by buying the legal licenses to the games and reselling them.  Further, I know Capcom (at least) has released a "coin ops classics" compilation that would
Give you rom rights to the games.

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For the record, having capcom coin op classics, midway treasures, or any other compilation doesn't make it any more legal to own the roms for the games on that disc. It is also not more legal if you own the actual arcade machine, because you did not backup that rom up yourself, and copyright law looks at it as an entirely different product if the source is different.

A basic example: CBS and NBC both film a press conference and each network sets up a camera side by side filming the same thing from the same angle. CBS and NBC both have rights to their own footage, but not to each others, even if it looks identical. The same goes with roms and owning it on another console. RIAA made sure of that one was clarified when people downloaded music they already owned on cassette/CD/vinyl.

Malenko:

ok , so I reached out to Tom Wood, he replied within an hour of me emailing him.


--- Quote ---Hi Malenko,
  Thanks for alerting me to this issue. This is unfortunately a common
occurrence in the art world. I do not blame "Slugworth" for wanting to
decorate his cabinet as cheaply as possible, or even the girl who
downloaded my art to complete her $40.00 job. Really? $40
for dragging a jpeg to you desktop? Cudos, photoshop girl!  Anyway,
Slugworth and even Elance-photoshop girl could have just asked
permission and explained the situation. I would have let them do it.

To set a few things straight, they can use copyrighted imagery for
personal uses. The elance girl sold the service of providing dragon
imagery that she did not own, which is absolutely illegal. That said,
I will not bring in my lawyer and licensing agent in over $40.
Slugworth is fine unless he tries in any way to profit from the sale
of the cabinet adorned with artwork he does not own.

 I was touched to see the fierce discussion of you and others who
understand the pains taken to create such pieces.

Thanks so much.
Sincerely,
Tom Wood

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So yeah, you could step off your high horse if you would have just emailed the guy. I for one will be buying some art from him as Xmas gifts for some friends to support him and thank him for such a swift and honest reply.  2 things to take away from all this; never under estimate the power of communication and what the elance chick did was illegal.

BadMouth:




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