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Chris:

--- Quote from: spystyle on June 03, 2005, 01:33:26 pm ---Back on topic:
If there are no ROMs or copyrited software included, and no trademark infringing words, the instructions on how to find the ROMs would be protected under our "Freedom of speech"

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The US government cannot curtail your speech.  eBay is not the government, and has every right to control the speech on their servers.

Shape D.:

--- Quote from: Chris on June 03, 2005, 01:34:54 pm ---For those advocating the shotgun approach, please see http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,37779.0.html.

--Chris


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And If you read the last post in that thread you will see that his auctions were pulled that originally used the MAME name. and didn't actually get removed until after he edited them. they were pulled because they originally contained the word mame.

<edit> heres an example 3" MAME Trackball this isn't a friggin' MAME trackball its a Happs 3" trackball and doesn't need to be advertised as such. <edit>

spystyle:

--- Quote from: Chris on June 03, 2005, 01:40:18 pm ---
--- Quote from: spystyle on June 03, 2005, 01:33:26 pm ---Back on topic:
If there are no ROMs or copyrited software included, and no trademark infringing words, the instructions on how to find the ROMs would be protected under our "Freedom of speech"

--- End quote ---
The US government cannot curtail your speech.  eBay is not the government, and has every right to control the speech on their servers.

--- End quote ---

Just because they can get away with it, dosen't make it right

The MAMEdev's are being unreasonable on this point

SirPoonga:

--- Quote from: spystyle on June 03, 2005, 01:33:26 pm ---Assuming there is no plutonium included, that would be 100% legal.

Back on topic:
If there are no ROMs or copyrited software included, and no trademark infringing words, the instructions on how to find the ROMs would be protected under our "Freedom of speech"

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You twisted my analogy, you assume just having an auction with the info.  No, I meant auction for something like a "MAME cabinet" and the description includes the info.  Completely different.  There is a difference between freedom of speech and right to speak :)

You could put up an auction saying where ROMs are, just don't do it and mention mame.  The mamedevs won't take that down because it doesn't involve mame.  That's someone else's policing.  Mamedevs don't want to be associated with the possible illegal downloads and such in auctions.  That's all that line means.

spystyle:
SirPoonga

Respectfully, I did not intend to twist your words.

:)
Craig

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