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Why are some romsets protected by the ISDA?
2PacMan:
I'm just wondering why some romsets are protected by the ISDA?
AlanS17:
Well you really shouldn't be downloading anything you don't have the rights to. That being said...
As far as I know, one ROM is just as illegal as the next if you don't have rights to it. Some copyright owners probably just make a bigger fuss than others about the whole thing.
2PacMan:
Don't worry, i do own the arcade roms for everything that i'm downloading ;)
That being said, the certain website that i go to said that these certain games are protected by the ISDA, while others i can freely download. I'm just trying to understand why that is...is it the website itself, or will i not be able to download them anywhere i go.
The game in question is Super Mario Brothers, and i do own the arcade game ;) I just want it in my MAME cab too.
UndeadMeat:
Here is a good FAQ about Abandonware and the moral grey area that many people, like myself, inhabit in order to relive parts of their childhood. I hope this will help you out.
http://www.abware.net/faq.php#11
-UndeadMeat
paigeoliver:
Nintendo causes big stinks, they actually think that the game they gave away free with the Nes (and that today sells for an average price of 8 cents) has some value left in it. It doesn't. Neither does Donkey Kong, they are dinosaurs and refuse to believe it.
Also, you really aren't looking hard enough. It took me all of 3 seconds to put the filename into a search engine to get multiple working download locations.