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MvC2 machine
yeaayeahh:
Hi all. I'm currently thinking of building a Marvel vs Capcom 2 arcade machine for my friend's comic shop and selling/renting it to him. From my understanding, if I want a coin machine to work, I need to have it hooked up to a PC through a UGCI and would not be able to function through a Dreamcast or Xbox. So I've made a list of what I will need to create this arcade machine:
Lumber/metal as needed
monitor
computer
emulator
original copy of the game (to avoid copywrite infringement)
2 player arcade stick
UGCI (http://www.happcontrols.com/joysticks/950800xx.htm
speakers
I wish to stay 100% legal, so please do not get deterred by my use of the word emulator. So are there other legal issues as far as concept art goes that is on the arcade machine itself? Is it even possible to force Marvel vs Capcom 2 to accept coins before gameplay is available? Any help is very appreciated :)
javeryh:
--- Quote from: yeaayeahh on August 20, 2008, 12:07:34 pm ---I wish to stay 100% legal
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Then I'd abandon this project if I were you. Just because you buy one copy of the game does not give you the right to charge money to others to play it.
yeaayeahh:
--- Quote from: javeryh on August 20, 2008, 12:15:14 pm ---
Then I'd abandon this project if I were you. Just because you buy one copy of the game does not give you the right to charge money to others to play it.
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Well, then what would I have to go through to be able to do this? And also, that wouldn't really be on my part, would it? I'm not charging anyone to play the machine, the owner of the store would. I would just charge the store owner for the rent/purchase of the machine, not the fee for the store's customers.
javeryh:
--- Quote from: yeaayeahh on August 20, 2008, 12:20:24 pm ---
--- Quote from: javeryh on August 20, 2008, 12:15:14 pm ---
Then I'd abandon this project if I were you. Just because you buy one copy of the game does not give you the right to charge money to others to play it.
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Well, then what would I have to go through to be able to do this? And also, that wouldn't really be on my part, would it? I'm not charging anyone to play the machine, the owner of the store would. I would just charge the store owner for the rent/purchase of the machine, not the fee for the store's customers.
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You'd have to get a license from Capcom since they are the copyright holder. Also, it doesn't matter that you aren't actually charging any of the store's customers - you are charging rent/selling the copyrighted game to your friend (among other things). You would both be infringing on Capcom's copyright! ;D
I'm not telling you to not do it or that you would ever get caught or found out but you said you wanted to keep it 100% legal so just know from the start that it's not. I'd still like to see you build this cabinet though. :cheers:
yeaayeahh:
--- Quote from: javeryh on August 20, 2008, 12:26:44 pm ---
You'd have to get a license from Capcom since they are the copyright holder.
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Well then, would they even give me a license to sell their product? I assume at this point that I would have to become more of a company and sell multiple machines to multiple shops rather than just me selling a machine to a store, that's if I understand the whole license thing. From my interpretation, the license would be something that says I can sell MvC2 machines to people, rather than a license for each individual one? Kind of like a drivers license where you can drive any car rather than having a drivers license for each individual car? Please correct me if I'm wrong, I admit I know little to nothing about the legal side of this.
--- Quote from: javeryh on August 20, 2008, 12:26:44 pm ---
I'm not telling you to not do it or that you would ever get caught or found out but you said you wanted to keep it 100% legal so just know from the start that it's not. I'd still like to see you build this cabinet though. :cheers:
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Trust me, I will build this cabinet, take many pictures through the process, and update everyone, whether or not I can legally sell the machine. I'll just keep it for personal use if the selling part of this dream falls through ;)
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