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CheffoJeffo:


--- Quote from: Games001 on March 10, 2008, 02:03:52 pm ---Actually, there is a fine line here.

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Nope.

Uh uh.

Not really.

Ooops.



shardian:


--- Quote from: Games001 on March 10, 2008, 02:03:52 pm ---Actually, there is a fine line here.

It has been said by some that thee is NO legal breach if you sell a CD/DVD ser of ROMS, so long as there is not profit in the sale.  Charging for the time and resources it takes to make the rom set is still a hazzle, but charging for the roms themselves is a 'legal' way to do business.


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The "some" you heard that from are wrong. Roms are copyrighted intellectual property.

If you need clarification, as all those people who were sued for "distributing without profit" songs on Napster.

Distributing roms is against the law. Sorry, that is a fact. Accept it and move along.

saint:


--- Quote from: Games001 on March 10, 2008, 02:03:52 pm ---Actually, there is a fine line here.

It has been said by some that thee is NO legal breach if you sell a CD/DVD ser of ROMS, so long as there is not profit in the sale.  Charging for the time and resources it takes to make the rom set is still a hazzle, but charging for the roms themselves is a 'legal' way to do business.

I agree that the roms need to be protected and they need to be available to ALL persons, not just the lucky few that can afford $500-$3000 per machine.  GO White-Hats!

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Complete fabrication. Distributing ROMs, regardless of whether or not you make any money on it, is illegal. Period. The only exception are ROMS where the copyright holder has granted permission to you to distribute them.

(OK, I'm just jumping on the bandwagon here but it's worth repeating. :) )

Games001:

Very well, I stand corrected.  My misunderstanding of the recent piracy laws.

TelcoLou:

They do this all the time at computer shows. Only the very naive would buy NES, SNES, Genesis, etc. roms anyway  :laugh2:

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