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DarkSoul1:

My work's social club is soon to start charity support for the local children's hospital.  I'm providing a pinball machine to help raise funds but it's been suggested I put a mame unit in as well.

Anyone see problems with using my mame unit to raise funds for a charity?  All procedes would go to the charity, none to me or the social club.


Q*Bert_OP:

IMNAL, but you can't charge people to play mame... :police:

Thenasty:

just use legal ROMS that you have just to be in the safe side or the funds you collect might end up in court fees

DreamWeb:


--- Quote from: Thenasty on July 12, 2005, 12:00:40 am ---just use legal ROMS that you have just to be in the safe side or the funds you collect might end up in court fees  :o
Play it safe....Doing good deeds does not mean its ok to do illegal activities.

--- End quote ---

Are you sure?  Superheroes do it all the time!!

elvis:


--- Quote from: Thenasty on July 12, 2005, 12:00:40 am ---just use legal ROMS that you have just to be in the safe side or the funds you collect might end up in court fees  :o
Play it safe....Doing good deeds does not mean its ok to do illegal activities.

--- End quote ---

An analogy:  I get a non-original copy of a movie off the internet, and charge all my friends $5 to see it.  I then give away the money to charity.

Whether the intentions are good or not, you are still not allowed to use illegal means for monetary gain, even if you give the money away.

As mentioned, use legal ROMs, or cheap JAMMA boards off ebay.  Play it legal, and keep both yourself, the social club and the hospital out of trouble.

With that said, you make an excellent suggestion.  I wonder if I can get my work to sponsor a cheap JAMMA cab for the local kid's hospital?  Charge $1 a credit, and give it all away.  That would be super - gaming for a noble cause. :)


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