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Havok:

Hey Jimmy,

If you had read my link - dumping roms and copying bios is considered "fair use" and legal for the purposes of reverse engineering - as long as they do not use the same exact code, as of 1999. So, maybe Mame was illegal when it first started, but it's all good now...

Errmmm..


I mean you're right...

 :banghead:

Hoopz:


--- Quote from: MrMojoZ on September 11, 2007, 02:04:07 pm ---Just so I understand, pinballjim is also saying reverse engineering is illegal?  ???

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Maybe he should go look up where Compaq got it's name...

BobA:

Let us all recognize Pinballjim for his contributions to this thread.



shardian:


--- Quote from: pinballjim on September 11, 2007, 02:32:20 pm ---As for:

  It gets iffy with Gottlieb/Premier data - you are supposed to get in touch with an authorized reseller. 

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Gottlieb IP is owned and enforced. The owner allows www.pbresource.com to be the authorized seller of Gottlieb stuff. It is awesome that Stern allows the roms to be used. I guess they realize that the rom is but a tiny part of all that goes into a machine. ;)

DaOld Man:


--- Quote from: pinballjim on September 11, 2007, 10:45:44 am ---With insurance, electricity, taxes and licenses you need to clear about $200/game per year just to break even on them.  That doesn't even begin to pay yourself or rent.

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Hmmm at 25 cents a game,... would have to have some real popular games, or maybe re-introduce the young'ens to the old classics..
I think I will start this as a new thread.
All this talk about legalities makes me want to get drunk and smash something...
LOL

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