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CheffoJeffo:
Interesting ... certainly shed some new light on things ...
ahofle:
--- Quote from: isucamper on August 12, 2009, 12:57:56 pm ---There has to be more to this story. Why would anyone think they could get away with that?
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Yeah I would be shocked if he didn't already have some documentation or legal loophole that would enable him to resell the games. He's certainly no fool.
On a side note, I find it hilarious that he allegedly started a company called Toaplan. "All your MAME trademarks are belong to us!"
shardian:
--- Quote from: isucamper on August 12, 2009, 12:57:56 pm ---There has to be more to this story. Why would anyone think they could get away with that?
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People get busted for white collar crimes every day. If even a tiny fraction of what is reported on in that story is true, Foley could be in really serious trouble. That reporter has done his homework.
Ginsu Victim:
--- Quote from: isucamper on August 12, 2009, 12:57:56 pm ---Also: This could have bad reprecussions for communities like the one we have here. Have copywrites of old arcade ROMs ever been in the legal limelight like this? A lot of people justify their MAME cabinets by saying "Those companies don't care about those old games from the 80s and 90s." Well, here we've got 4 companies on record saying they do care.
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But we aren't selling them. Big difference.
He made a LOT of money off other companies' IP.
isucamper:
--- Quote from: Ginsu Victim on August 12, 2009, 02:47:29 pm ---
--- Quote from: isucamper on August 12, 2009, 12:57:56 pm ---Also: This could have bad reprecussions for communities like the one we have here. Have copywrites of old arcade ROMs ever been in the legal limelight like this? A lot of people justify their MAME cabinets by saying "Those companies don't care about those old games from the 80s and 90s." Well, here we've got 4 companies on record saying they do care.
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But we aren't selling them. Big difference.
He made a LOT of money off other companies' IP.
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I'm just saying. Its drawing attention to the copywrites of these old games.