> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk-bounces_at_classiccmp.org
> [mailto:cctalk-bounces_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Jules Richardson
> Sent: 07 December 2003 13:34
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Subject: RE: Space Invaders returning to arcades...
>
> That's why I gave up on it as a commercial enterprise - this seemed to
> be the way things were going after a lot of the big gaming outfits had a
> crack-down on copyrighted ROMs being available on the 'net. Very few
> home users would want to spend 3k on a system, and no arcades (who might
> have the money and be interested) would want to risk the copyright/legal
> issues.
But the arcades would possibly own the games anyway, and therefore are
legally allowed to use the ROMs in MAME.
> For the home user with the necessary skills (rudimentary electronics,
> woodworking, graphic design, some software etc.) it's still a viable
> project though, space permitting - if your conscience can live with the
> copyright issues...
What's a conscience? :)
cheers
--
adrian/witchy
www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the online computer museum
www.snakebiteandblack.co.uk - ex-monthly gothic shenanigans :o(
Received on Sun Dec 07 2003 - 13:29:33 GMT