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MAME machine legalities
heffe2001:
I would think that the mod-chip raids are done because they are specifically used to play illegally copied games, or more to the point, to get around the encryption included in the system for copyright reasons. That puts it as a violation of the DMCA, which is a fairly serious offense. Now any MAME drivers that bypass or hack encryption would also be covered under that I would guess.
MrMojoZ:
MAME is certainly illegal, just like owning ICs or memory chips is illegal. They could be used to build a board that plays illegal ROMS afterall. Right?
Zebidee:
--- Quote from: heffe2001 on September 10, 2007, 07:29:17 pm ---I would think that the mod-chip raids are done because they are specifically used to play illegally copied games, or more to the point, to get around the encryption included in the system for copyright reasons. That puts it as a violation of the DMCA, which is a fairly serious offense.
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This legal view is true for the US, but fortunately Australia has a more "mature" copyright law regime which recognises that things like mod-chips have a perfectly legal reason to be in existence - ie, to let consumers be innovative with their own technology and material legitimately licenced for their personal use. Australian law properly recognises that the copyrights over content for personal use is completely different to the intellectual property involved in the hardware devices (eg xboxes), media (eg DVDs) and anti-circumvention technology.
SodaPopinksi:
--- Quote from: DaOld Man on September 10, 2007, 12:15:53 pm ---
--- Quote from: Kaytrim on September 10, 2007, 10:11:30 am ---If anyone is wanting to open an Arcade I wish them luck. The demand just is not there like it used to be back in the 80's.
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Yeah I know, that would be something to seriously consider.
Its sad....
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I just think you'd need more besides arcade games. In the tourist driven town where I grew up in CT there was a Carousel place with an indoor carousel for the kiddies plus some food and arcade games, air hockey and pinball games in the back (where the older kids would go). It survived during the 90's and might even still be there.
There was also a hotdog type place by the beach with a second room full of arcade games there that survives as well.
ahofle:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on September 10, 2007, 08:19:28 pm ---As for the modchip raids. EVERY SINGLE CASE that I've seen, the seller was busted for distributing illegal copies of games. I hate yet to see a case where a seller was busted solely and exclusively for selling chips... it'd be very big news in 'teh skeen' if that happened.
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Ummm that's exactly what happened about a month ago.
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