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Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2000-07-10

They save Pac Man and Pengo for future generations while ducking the copyright police. Being an arcade archivist is no game.

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Owning the ROM itself is NOT ENOUGH LEGALLY! 2000-07-10
Anonymous
Just a point - JUST BECAUSE YOU OWN THE ROM (chip) DOES NOT MEAN YOU CAN OWN THE ROM (file)!!! In the U.S.:

If you claim the 'backup clause' (USC 17, Section 117, I think [Copyright act, regarding copyright protection of computer software]), case is that the backup *MUST BE AN EXACT COPY*. I.e., ...

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