> If the copyright on the original has not expired, giving copies of it to
> anyone else while you retain the original is illegal in most jurisdictions.
> If you did not legally obtain the original, you have no right whatsoever to
> posess copies of it. If you wish to give someone else a copy, you must
> give him the original from which the copy is made along with all other
> existing copies made from that particular original.
>
> More simply, "trading" copies of a copyrighted work is theft.
> Rat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> \ Warning: pregnant women, the elderly, and
> Minion of Nathan - Nathan says Hi! \ children under 10 should avoid prolonged
> PGP Key: at a key server near you! \ exposure to Happy Fun Ball.
Strictly speaking, that is true but there is some copyrighted material which is never
going to make the author, publisher or any other interested party any significant
cash and which on the internet moves into a grey-area of "not really legal, but not
harming anyone". Some of this material is almost impossible to legally obtain now
and the copyright holders would let it be lost forever except for individuals who
publish it for free on the net.
Yes, it's illegal. It's not a grey-area but a black-market albeit a free-of-charge
black
market. So I like to think it's a dark grey market. Although the material I'm talking
about above is classic arcade games, it could apply to any copyrighted material.
And without wanting to advertise, several hundred arcade ROMs that can be run
using MAME [Multi Arcade Machine Emulator] are available on my website linked
below, but *Please* note the usage instructions before deciding to spend all night
downloading the whole lot :-)
Cheers,
PrinceGaz -- "if it harms none, do what you will"
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Website: http://website.lineone.net/~princegaz/
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