NotSpez@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhat is a well known 'public secret' in the industry you work in that the majority of outsiders are unaware of?message-squaremessage-square661fedilinkarrow-up1646arrow-down111
arrow-up1635arrow-down1message-squareWhat is a well known 'public secret' in the industry you work in that the majority of outsiders are unaware of?NotSpez@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square661fedilink
minus-squareMyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·1 year agoIf I was to open up a classic video.game arcade and run it entirely on downloaded roms is someone coming to take me down?
minus-squareDadd Volante@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-21 year agoYes. You have to have a license to charge people money to play those games. Otherwise you would have seen a ton of arcades open already Edit: I only know this because I asked a guy who ran one. His machines were in pretty bad shape and I inquired why he didn’t just do as you thought.
minus-squareuranibaba@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoYou have to own the game to legally download a ROM. Can’t say other than that.
If I was to open up a classic video.game arcade and run it entirely on downloaded roms is someone coming to take me down?
Yes. You have to have a license to charge people money to play those games.
Otherwise you would have seen a ton of arcades open already
Edit: I only know this because I asked a guy who ran one. His machines were in pretty bad shape and I inquired why he didn’t just do as you thought.
You have to own the game to legally download a ROM. Can’t say other than that.