openMSX & SPMANBOW2 ROM SUPPORT
That suggests that other systems (C64, Amiga, Atari etc.) went down under at the same time as the MSX, because warez are everywhere.
the same is happening NOW to PC games.Because of the piracy more and more software companies decide NOT to create a PC version. I have experienced this myself. Pretty soon you will have a state-of-art configuration but few games available for it !
As long as companies make a profit they will continue else not !
Whether or not people copy games, in the past years people have created games, and I expect they will continue to do so in the next years. They create games out of some sorta 'sport': to join challenges, to keep them self in shape or simply because they like it.
So you would not mind it at all if someone were to rip your music/gfx from your games use it for their personal use(ahum)? Just let me know..I could always use a good tune ! 
Afaik, the law states that one may make a private backup of the original one owns, without the need to ask the original author for permission.
The law you're referring to is a very 'vague' one. Every lawyer will confirm this. It has lot's of side-notes and exceptions. And these keep changing on a regurlar basis. And it differs from country to country.
It's my opinion that we as a community should not encourage this behavior because it will eventually lead to no good.
That suggests that other systems (C64, Amiga, Atari etc.) went down under at the same time as the MSX, because warez are everywhere.
the same is happening NOW to PC games.Because of the piracy more and more software companies decide NOT to create a PC version. I have experienced this myself. Pretty soon you will have a state-of-art configuration but few games available for it !
As long as companies make a profit they will continue else not !
It just means they will have to find a more reliable business model, for instance a service/subscription-based model.
Whether or not people copy games, in the past years people have created games, and I expect they will continue to do so in the next years. They create games out of some sorta 'sport': to join challenges, to keep them self in shape or simply because they like it.
So you would not mind it at all if someone were to rip your music/gfx from your games use it for their personal use(ahum)? Just let me know..I could always use a good tune !
The personal use you seem to be referring to is a commercial use..
And I'm sure wolf_ wouldn't mind if I grabbed his music or graphics from his games and put it on a CD to listen to it myself (PERSONAL use). As a true artist would also feel honoured if more people enjoyed his creation.
Afaik, the law states that one may make a private backup of the original one owns, without the need to ask the original author for permission.
The law you're referring to is a very 'vague' one. Every lawyer will confirm this. It has lot's of side-notes and exceptions. And these keep changing on a regurlar basis. And it differs from country to country.
It's my opinion that we as a community should not encourage this behavior because it will eventually lead to no good.
The Dutch version of the homecopy law isn't really that vague. After many revisions it keeps being confirmed that it allows consumers to make a copy for personal use (so when they for instance already have an original themselves) whether or not that copy originates from an illegal source.
the same is happening NOW to PC games.Because of the piracy more and more software companies decide NOT to create a PC version.
Right, I almost forgot there are absolutely no warez in the world of consoles!
So you would not mind it at all if someone were to rip your music/gfx from your games use it for their personal use(ahum)? Just let me know..I could always use a good tune !
Respecting media from a product (e.g. no ripping it out) has little to do with commercial interests. It's just not a thing to do, let's call it a gentlemen's agreement. But it had little to do with the original point. What you were stating is that people stop making games when these games are copied. Most games in our scene (by far) are freeware games, like challenge entries, those developers won't stop developing whatsoever.
(ps. you can always ask your musical genius when you need a tune )
The law you're referring to is a very 'vague' one. Every lawyer will confirm this. It has lot's of side-notes and exceptions. And these keep changing on a regurlar basis. And it differs from country to country.
(Wiki/Dutch) Dutch copyright law - 45k
Vague or not, the law is there. Why don't you show me those exceptions?
It's my opinion that we as a community should not encourage this behavior because it will eventually lead to no good.
Years ago I made a backup of Ease. And that was good, as I once dragged the [A] icon into the trashbin, just to see what would happen.. :P
I'm not saying that we should dump the game in order to spread it over the net, I'm merely saying that (at least in NL) people have the right to make a backup of software they bought, that's all.
