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| RandyT:
IANAL, but given the nature of the MAME project, the screenshots may be covered under fair-use. They are not being used for commercial advantage, but in support and demonstration of the effectiveness of the technology. In other words, it's hard to show that something works, without showing it ;) But I could be wrong. RandyT |
| Adeptus:
--- Quote from: Crazy Cooter on June 04, 2005, 04:08:04 pm ---Chris, Once the "TM" has been placed, all rights go to the person that put the TM next to it. --- End quote --- |
| Sasquatch!:
Guys, instead of trying to pick apart the legalities of it and trying to find loopholes in their request, just keep in mind "The MAME devs made these requests; and I will now choose to accept or ignore them." There is no "right" and "wrong" with what they choose to do with their own name...they have the authority to ask whatever they wish. Sheesh. |
| Chris:
--- Quote from: Adeptus on June 05, 2005, 08:32:29 pm ---Reminds me of an Indiana Jones boardgame (or was it cardgame?) They had a Nazi card/picture, with a TM after the word Nazi... --- End quote --- |
| KenToad:
Just wanted to say, you have made a good argument, Chris, very thought-provoking. Everyone who supports Mame (TM) quakes in their boots now whenever the program is used commercially and they reject additions that make the emulator function more easily in a commercial setting. I've heard several people on these boards say that Mame is legal. Is it really legal or has it just not been tested legally either separately or by a coalition of interested parties (Capcom, Namco, Sega, Nintendo, for instance) who might actually sue if the program starts getting media attention for, say, making millions for those guys selling the DVD's full of roms? What have the legal challenges consisted of so far and why are MameDevs and others so fearful of the project for posterity being threatened if the project has already been legally tested? Any links or clarification would be appreciated. Cheers, KenToad |
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