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stevejt:

Can't you legally sue him for a loss of bussiness?

stevejt:


--- Quote from: colmore on March 01, 2005, 01:18:55 pm ---

Now does this mean that he's entitled to take the legal steps he's taking?
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APFelon:


--- Quote from: colmore on March 01, 2005, 01:18:55 pm ---

The cabs that are sold on ebay and elsewhere are most definitely advertising on the ability to play pirated ROMS.  Virtually every MAME capable cabinet on ebay loudly proclaims its ability to play THOUSANDS of arcade and console games.  Nowhere on the page will it give the caveat that to play thousands of games, you should own thousands of JAMMA boards and cartidges and have your own personal ROM extractor.  I doubt a cabinet has ever been purchased by someone who did not put at least several hundred illegal roms on it within a day of getting it.

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That's swell, but how does this apply to Philip's 642 DVD player (it can play Divx and Xvid encoded movies, the pirate's favorite... AND can be found at any local Target store) and CD players that also play MP3s directly off of a CD?

What if I sold an empty cabinet and claim that it is "perfect for a MAME project"? Am I somehow supporting piracy? Am I somehow responsible if the new owner makes a MAME cabinet out of the materials I supplied, even if I mounted a motherboard and HDD on the side?

I can understand your argument; it is the same one that gun control advocates use when they sue gun manufacturers. I just think that it is too abstract of a thought process to hold up any serious logical scrutiny. (a material is supplied to a person who uses it illegally or maliciously, therefore the supplier is responsible for the action of another).

APf


SirPoonga:


--- Quote from: colmore on March 01, 2005, 01:18:55 pm ---The cabs that are sold on ebay and elsewhere are most definitely advertising on the ability to play pirated ROMS.
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Fat_Trucker:


--- Quote ---Now does this mean that he's entitled to take the legal steps he's taking?
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