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if one was to start selling cabs with games / few startup questions please read
Donkey_Kong:
If I were to ever sell a homemade cabinet, this is how I would do it.
Build a cab with some sweet controls etc. make it really nice and unique looking. Buy some popular commercial computer games and get those all working good with the custom control panel. Package the cabinet with the commercial bought games. Then also, in the item's description mention that it could possibly be used with MAME, but not have it installed. Mention to them that there are literally THOUSANDS of people right now using this program called MAME that can be obtained online for FREE to play just about any and all classic video games from the past. Also mention that it is fairly easy to get working.
That is how I would approach the selling of a cabinet. My guess is you would be safe doing something like that. Also, search for the rules of the ability to even mention MAME in a commercial ad. There was a recent post in the MAIN forum discussing it. Follow MAME's rules and you should be set. Good Luck!
Fozzy The Bear:
--- 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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He's not going to land in any trouble at all as long as he bundles the commercially bought games with it, and follows the rules for the use of MAME.... There's nothing illegal about building and selling cabinets with PC's or MAME inside them as long as he doesn't include ROMs and isn't charging for MAME itself just including it free. As long as he follows the rules set by the MAME Devs there's nothing to worry about.
Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
steveh:
what os are you planning on running on the machine? make sure its not bootleg. Also you should make your own restore disks for the machine threw Norton Ghost or something similiar. that you provide with the setup. You should also be very strict as to what you are supporting with the machine and any warrentee. Keep in mind under most cases it will be more expensive to ship the machine then the machine is worth. you are better off selling it locally. Just dont do any thing dumb and you will be fine.
GoPodular.com:
--- Quote from: Fozzy The Bear on December 17, 2006, 09:35:39 pm ---...and isn't charging for MAME itself just including it free. As long as he follows the rules set by the MAME Devs there's nothing to worry about.
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Can't include MAME unless you have a ROM license agreement and have shot it past the MAMEdevs. Including it even with zero ROMs is against the EULA:
http://mamedev.org/legalfaq.html
"Can I include MAME with my product?
In general, no. MAME is not a commercial product and is not generally available as a freebie you can throw in to add value to your product. There are exceptions to this rule for special cases. If you believe there is a compelling reason for us to allow you to include MAME with your product, you must contact us to obtain permission."
Fozzy The Bear:
--- Quote from: GoPodular.com on December 18, 2006, 09:13:33 pm ---
--- Quote from: Fozzy The Bear on December 17, 2006, 09:35:39 pm ---...and isn't charging for MAME itself just including it free. As long as he follows the rules set by the MAME Devs there's nothing to worry about.
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Can't include MAME unless you have a ROM license agreement and have shot it past the MAMEdevs.
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Doh!! :banghead: :banghead: That's what I said! "As long as he follows the rules set by the MAME Devs"
Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
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