MAME Trademark in Jeopardy

[Diatribal Deity]

GameRoom mag had an article about the indictment last month:

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/new...hp?story=24691

Interesting point that by purchasing a compilation you are buying a license for each of the games and then based on the end user agreement may be able to resell the license of those games (i.e. in an ultracade or like machine) thus circumventing the necessity to license each title from each company.

This was the case with Microsoft Return of Arcade which included titles like Pacman (Namco titles) and others.

Looking at this guy's bio, leads me to believe he is both very bright and litigation savvy. I do not envy those who will need to wade through the murky quagmire of this case.

[nhm]

I've only been on this forum a short while, but there are 3 things that I can tell you about threads like these:

1. Don't take legal advice or analysis from gamers.
2. Don't take business advice or analysis from gamers.
3. Don't take relationship advice or analysis from gamers.

By and large, gamers posting here have very little or no experience in any of these matters.

[InsaneDavid]

I've only been on this forum a short while, but there are 3 things that I can tell you about threads like these:

1. Don't take legal advice or analysis from gamers.
2. Don't take business advice or analysis from gamers.
3. Don't take relationship advice or analysis from gamers.

By and large, gamers posting here have very little or no experience in any of these matters.

4. Give advice on all three.

[nhm]

4. Give advice on all three.

Let's see....

Legal advice. Before you post on a forum what's legal and what's not legal, look it up. Almost all laws and regulations are posted on the internet. Example:
www.copyright.gov
Someone earlier posted that trademark=copyright. Not correct. The differences can be found here:
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac...ral/whatis.htm

Business advice. Do what you love, not what you think will make a lot of money. Do what you do better than anybody else can do it. Do your best to offer a product or service that nobody else offers.

Relationship advice. You have to give a little to get a little. Want to go to a convention or expo without getting any gruff? Take your lady out to a nice dinner the night before, or take her to a movie she wants to see (no matter what it is). This builds a cache of "do what the hell I want to do time."

[portnoyd]

I've only been on this forum a short while, but there are 3 things that I can tell you about threads like these:

1. Don't take legal advice or analysis from gamers.
2. Don't take business advice or analysis from gamers.
3. Don't take relationship advice or analysis from gamers.

By and large, gamers posting here have very little or no experience in any of these matters.

4. Don't take advice on being a troll from this guy. He's pretty terrible at it. The gamers are uneducated and antisocial angle is so 1998.

[Flack]

Let's see....

Legal advice. Before you post on a forum what's legal and what's not legal, look it up. Almost all laws and regulations are posted on the internet. Example:
www.copyright.gov
Someone earlier posted that trademark=copyright. Not correct. The differences can be found here:
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac...ral/whatis.htm

Business advice. Do what you love, not what you think will make a lot of money. Do what you do better than anybody else can do it. Do your best to offer a product or service that nobody else offers.

Relationship advice. You have to give a little to get a little. Want to go to a convention or expo without getting any gruff? Take your lady out to a nice dinner the night before, or take her to a movie she wants to see (no matter what it is). This builds a cache of "do what the hell I want to do time."

A wise man once told me:

1. Don't take legal advice or analysis from gamers.
2. Don't take business advice or analysis from gamers.
3. Don't take relationship advice or analysis from gamers.

[nhm]

Yes, but I was asked personally. I don't think anyone can argue with the advice I gave anyway!

Also, I'm not trolling or looking for trouble, I'm just making an honest observation. It's not meant to put people down, it's meant to be funny.

[portnoyd]

It's not meant to put people down, it's meant to be funny.

So you're a troll?

[nhm]

So you're a troll?

Nope, not in the least. Maybe I have a more twisted sense of humor, but that's it. I think somebody once said something about the ability to "laugh at one's self".....