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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. 

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