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rlemmon:
So if I was thinking about going into the cab building business on a very SMALL SCALE  how would you go about distributing games with your cabs. I know Roms are out of the question but what about pc compilations like namco museum and atari hits.

Could you just buy a bunch of copies and give one away with each cab you sold or would that not be completely legal.

I also wander how companies like dreamauthentics and dream arcades deal with tech support. I would think people would drive you nuts by expecting you to fix things they screwed up.  Maybe one could write a custom front end that doesn't have any options to change settings of any sort.

Another question is about mame 32. Do you need premission to distribute it with your cabs ?

I'm not looking to get rich quick or anything. Maybe just make a cabaret cab or two to sell on eBay for the fun of it. I really love the whole design and building process but i don't have anyroom for another cab of my own.

Any thoughts would be greatly apprciated. Thanks guys.

Fozzy The Bear:

--- Quote from: rlemmon on December 17, 2006, 10:51:52 am ---Could you just buy a bunch of copies and give one away with each cab you sold or would that not be completely legal.

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Yes, of course you can do that... That's called retail.  You buy a product and you sell it at a profit. Nothing illegal about that. The product in question is legal and fully licenced.

As for distributing Mame32 with your cab, you have to get consent from the Mame Devs and be on their approved list. There are strict rules about how and what you can do with it.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

rlemmon:
Thanks fozzy thats what I thought but I was thinking i read somewere that you can get into hot water doing it.

leapinlew:
by small scale - I hope you mean friends and family. Outside of that - you run the risk of trouble.

rlemmon:

--- Quote from: leapinlew on December 17, 2006, 12:25:24 pm ---by small scale - I hope you mean friends and family. Outside of that - you run the risk of trouble.

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Leaoinlew. I wasnt meaning family or friends. What kind of trouble do you mean ?

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