Re: UnOfficial MAME builds soon to be ILLEGAL!

This means nothing to AdvanceMAME, which is not in conflict with any of 
the guidelines they've suggested.  This is purely a CYA thing by the 
MAME team to make sure they don't get sued for the actions of others.  
Good for them.

Even if an emulator doesn't follow their guidelines, the only thing the 
MAME team could do is insist that it not include "MAME" in the name (as 
long as the source was still available as per the GPL).  They can't make 
"laws" - as long as the MAME team is still using the GPL for the source, 
you can make any derivative you want as long as you yourself follow the 
GPL.  Only the name itself is trademarked.

By "DCMA", I take it you're referring to the DMCA.

I would highly doubt anyone on the MAME team wants *anything* to do with 
any DMCA supporters - since you can't very well emulate a 
protected/encrypted arcade game without "circumventing" the protection 
mechanisms therein.  The only people supporting the DMCA are trying to 
sell you something.

-J


galaga-wUU9E3n5/[email protected] wrote:

>DOSE THIS HAVE ANY THING TO DO WITH ADVMAME???
>
>thanks matt?
>
>
>Below is some preliminary news from HAZE, lead of MAME Dev, on the
>upcoming legal conditions surrounding MAME.
>
>Soon, once the laws on MAME are set, it will be illegal for anyone to
>distribute, in any fashion, unofficial MAME builds without express
>consent from MAME(tm).
>
>As such, if anyone plans to ever release any of the several requested
>unofficial builts and do so without it being illegal, do so now.
>
>MAME Dev intends to involve several DCMA supporters.
>This support will take place without MAME's involvement, but means
>that any business or goverment group will be able to get ISP records,
>shut down services and enforce legal penalties world wide.
>  
>



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