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MAMEdev is Pulling Auctions!
Hoagie_one:
so?
divemaster127:
I read Kevins post at retroblast.com, & I agree 100% with him, how is this harming mame's business by someone selling a keyboard encoder, or a button, I read a email some guy was selling gas pedals & had his auction pulled, this is really pushing it & like kevin stated how is this harming mame, I think the dev's owe a answer
Tahnok:
I can see them not wanting you to include MAME or not use the logo, but not allowing you to mention it (more than once)?!
Not using "MAME" on ebay means fewer people buying cabs. Fewer people buying cabs means fewer people downloading and contributing to MAME. I don't see how this benefits them.
quarterback:
--- Quote from: KevSteele on June 02, 2005, 02:18:00 pm ---But pulling an auction with no warning just because someone says "Encoder for MAME" or "MAME cabinet" is over the line, IMHO.
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I agree that there seems to be some overreaching here as far at any use of the word MAME at all, but I would NOT put the phrases "MAME cabinet" and "Encoder for MAME" (or more specifically "compatible with MAME") in the same category.
"MAME cabinet" implies something that "compatible with MAME(tm)" (or "Encoder for MAME") does not. Which is why (I presume) they will allow you to say "compatible with MAME(tm)" but you are not allowed to just haphazardly include the word "MAME" in your acution title.
Q*Bert_OP:
Is Mame gonna be another Ultracade Ultrapoo???