Is Arcade! next?
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good point.
like, Metal Slug or Chibi Maruko on homecart costs a lot more now than the MVS version.
Same for many many other carts, like Overtop, Metal Slug 2 US, Garou US, any of the KoFs, Magical Dops, Stakes Winners, and the list goes on and on.
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I think he is operating in a grey area. It is good to hear he is no longer doing conversions, as I would be a little scared to do them these days... We have to see what NGF gets nailed for, they will be the example 
I just hope that not to much negative comes from this... i.e. Hong Kong Shops get raided, good sellers that also deal in some boots get shutdown (MDGameSales), etc... ANYWAY,
-Nick
I just hope that not to much negative comes from this... i.e. Hong Kong Shops get raided, good sellers that also deal in some boots get shutdown (MDGameSales), etc... ANYWAY,-Nick
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Dear all,
please understand 'selling a conversion as a conversion' may be totally OK as for morals and ethics (and in fact, I respect !arcade! businness as well) but that a way to sell counterfait products anyway.
Don't think Playmore would make ANY difference from NGF to !arcade!.
As for legal issue, they should be pretty much the same thing...
please understand 'selling a conversion as a conversion' may be totally OK as for morals and ethics (and in fact, I respect !arcade! businness as well) but that a way to sell counterfait products anyway.
Don't think Playmore would make ANY difference from NGF to !arcade!.
As for legal issue, they should be pretty much the same thing...
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There is no need to drag arcade into the same room as fucking PION. Pion sucks cock plain and simple and he deserves everything he gets, him and his gay sidekick. in reality you could fine something wrong with anyone even right here with shawn. lets just drop this shit and stop pointing the finger at who is doing what and concentrate on the DYNAMIC DUAL. shame
MDGameSales got shut down?nruva:
I think he is operating in a grey area. It is good to hear he is no longer doing conversions, as I would be a little scared to do them these days... We have to see what NGF gets nailed for, they will be the example
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Conversions are not copyrights infrigements as long as they aren't sold as a legit product.
keep in mind this point of view :
If someone owns/makes a conversion, that person must have aquired the real SNK parts ( both MVS and NGH carts ).
Once this person have bought those parts, that person CAN DO whatever he/she wants with them.
So, anybody who makes a conversion ( for his/her personal use ) isn't doing nothing against the law.
there's now another point :
If that person ( author of the conversion ) wants to sell that conversion, that person CAN sell the conversion.
But, there are some types of that matter to be considered.
I.E.: Someone selling it particulary to someone is ok. Someone making those conversions just for profit harming the 1st party sales ( such what NGF did ) is illegal.
Look at Zupapa! . for NGF.
Now look at Metal Slug for !arcade! side. Metal Slugs were out of the market for a long time ago.
Zupapa's are still runing in the market.
Since SNK/Playmore doesn't sell anymore Metal Slug, they can't do anything against it.
Even if Playmore would like to claim they were copyrighted violated.
It would be like a millionaire guy purchasing the entire Ferrari cars at the factory, the factory wouldn't produce anylonger that car model, and after that the owner of those cars re-paint all the cars and Ferrari lawyer couldn't do anything on the millionaire arguing he was infriging "ferrari's red/yellow/blablabla" color trademarks.
the owner of those cars could even resell all of them, he wouldn't be harming Ferrari for that since the car in question was already out of production/market.
discuss.
buttrock buttrock
keep in mind this point of view :
If someone owns/makes a conversion, that person must have aquired the real SNK parts ( both MVS and NGH carts ).
Once this person have bought those parts, that person CAN DO whatever he/she wants with them.
So, anybody who makes a conversion ( for his/her personal use ) isn't doing nothing against the law.
there's now another point :
If that person ( author of the conversion ) wants to sell that conversion, that person CAN sell the conversion.
But, there are some types of that matter to be considered.
I.E.: Someone selling it particulary to someone is ok. Someone making those conversions just for profit harming the 1st party sales ( such what NGF did ) is illegal.
Look at Zupapa! . for NGF.
Now look at Metal Slug for !arcade! side. Metal Slugs were out of the market for a long time ago.
Zupapa's are still runing in the market.
Since SNK/Playmore doesn't sell anymore Metal Slug, they can't do anything against it.
Even if Playmore would like to claim they were copyrighted violated.
It would be like a millionaire guy purchasing the entire Ferrari cars at the factory, the factory wouldn't produce anylonger that car model, and after that the owner of those cars re-paint all the cars and Ferrari lawyer couldn't do anything on the millionaire arguing he was infriging "ferrari's red/yellow/blablabla" color trademarks.
the owner of those cars could even resell all of them, he wouldn't be harming Ferrari for that since the car in question was already out of production/market.
discuss.
buttrock buttrock
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No, Nruva was just giving an example
"i.e." is short hand for the latin term id est (that is) and is used to mean "that is to say"; "in other words"; and "for example" (this final usage is actually inaccurate, but so many people use it that way, myself included, that its considered okay in casual writing)
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Because the products aren't available on the market [Prehistoric Isle 2, for example], I don't believe the conversions should be considered illegal.
If a company had their product out on the market, and was in competition with bootleggers...well, that should be considered illegal, and fined.
However, if the manufacturer doesn't have the product out on the market, readily available to consumers...I don't understand why he believes he deserves money for in essence, "doing nothing"
This is just my opinion on the whole subject
If a company had their product out on the market, and was in competition with bootleggers...well, that should be considered illegal, and fined.
However, if the manufacturer doesn't have the product out on the market, readily available to consumers...I don't understand why he believes he deserves money for in essence, "doing nothing"
This is just my opinion on the whole subject
