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| SirPoonga:
Just so you know, this isn't a new law. This was discussed here years ago. Noticed it says for the next three years. The three years of the previous one expired. It's the same law but now they added the wireless part. The clause you are discussion hasn't change from the last one. Wonder if we could dredge up the old discussions. It was made a huge deal on slashdot last time and mame.net got flooded with people cheering for their misinterpretation. In summary of last time this came up: It doesn't say anything that roms are legal. All it is saying is that you can circumvent copy protection for software that runs on obsolete hardware. In terms of mame it means the drivers that decrypt stuff for hardware that is obsolete is legal (in the US). |
| Glaine:
This topic has been popping up more than CrapMame lately. And Fozzy is the only one consistently setting people straight on this it seems. Not flamming everyone else who throws in something everytime, I know a lot of you do. But every one of these has been the same. The first post is someone always assuming everything is legal now. Then common sense steps in. Like they say, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. My advise: Stop worrying about "Legalizing it" and worry more about the moral implications. Buy the handfull of PCBs that you play on a daily basis at least. Maybe one day you'll get around to putting em in cabinets but until then you won't worry about playing them anymore. At least morraly. Over N Out. |
| RayB:
I agree with Fozzy's posts. Now, let's also keep in mind that the MAME project is not based in the US, so DMCA doesn't apply (to them), so the whole discussion is pointless. Only international copyright conventions that their home country is a party to apply (for them). And of course, whatever THEIR laws say don't apply to americans either. So, who wants to start up a non-profit Archival organization? |
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