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| Bill Mote:
I'll expand a little on your post ... it's not whether you'll go to jail if you don't report it, but whether you'll get caught. The people that visit your yard sale aren't likely to follow up with you on or about 4/15 to see if you claimed your income from the sale. An arcade cabinet used as a charity fundraiser will have a much larger crowd. All it takes is the wrong person to recognize AND report you. Lets say the "wrong" person does see your cabinet and decides to report you to say Midway. Midway decides to press charges since you're using their game rom to earn money whether it's for a good cause or not. You know what the first indication will be that you're being sued? The police showing up at your house with a warrant to confiscate all of your computer equipment and your arcade. It's all evidence. Is *all* your software on all your PCs licensed? I hope so. What do you think will happen when they find 5,000+ roms on your system? Will it happen? Not likely. Is it worth the risk? IMO; no. |
| RayB:
Nothing will happen. |
| StephenH:
I would check to see if this qualifies as an exception to the MAME license, by requesting over at MAMEDEV.com Additionally, I would stick with legal ROMs. Some game companies may not mind if it is used for charity, but I would check out anyway. |
| Bones:
Personally I think your idea is good and your heart is in the right place, but that doesn't make it right. There was a similar topic posted some time ago. It turned into a big crap-fight but still some useful stuff amongst it you might be interested in. http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=29292.0 Cheers. |
| Stobe:
A better idea for a fund raiser would be to auction off an arcade cab. Get your social club biddies together and build a cab, then start the auction price at the cost it took to build. Of course, subtract out your cost when its sold. Perhaps a bartop would be more suitable for a charity auction. Easier for the winner to transport, therefore more marketable. Cheap to build, etc. Besides, everyone needs a bartop in their house! :) -Stobe |
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