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diff --git a/docs/mame.txt b/docs/mame.txt index 6e575aab0db..058b2af60e4 100644 --- a/docs/mame.txt +++ b/docs/mame.txt @@ -6,76 +6,76 @@ MAME is a trademark owned by Nicola Salmoria ---------- I. Purpose ---------- -MAME is strictly a non-profit project. Its main purpose is to be a -reference to the inner workings of the emulated arcade machines. This is -done both for educational purposes and for preservation purposes, in -order to prevent many historical games from disappearing forever once the -hardware they run on stops working. Of course, in order to preserve the -games and demonstrate that the emulated behavior matches the original, -you must also be able to actually play the games. This is considered a -nice side effect, and is not MAME's primary focus. - -It is not our intention to infringe on any copyrights or patents on the -original games. All of MAME's source code is either our own or freely -available. To operate, the emulator requires images of the original ROMs, -CDs, or hard disks from the arcade machines, which must be provided by -the user. No portions of the original game code are included in the -executable. +MAME is strictly a non-profit project. Its main purpose is to be a +reference to the inner workings of the emulated arcade machines. This is +done both for educational purposes and for preservation purposes, in +order to prevent many historical games from disappearing forever once the +hardware they run on stops working. Of course, in order to preserve the +games and demonstrate that the emulated behavior matches the original, +you must also be able to actually play the games. This is considered a +nice side effect, and is not MAME's primary focus. + +It is not our intention to infringe on any copyrights or patents on the +original games. All of MAME's source code is either our own or freely +available. To operate, the emulator requires images of the original ROMs, +CDs, or hard disks from the arcade machines, which must be provided by +the user. No portions of the original game code are included in the +executable. -------- II. Cost -------- -MAME is free. Its source code is free. Selling either is not allowed. +MAME is free. Its source code is free. Selling either is not allowed. ---------------- III. Image Files ---------------- -ROM, CD, and hard disk images are all copyrighted material. They cannot -be distributed without the explicit permission of the copyright owner. -They are not "abandonware", nor have any of the games supported by MAME -passed out of copyright. +ROM, CD, and hard disk images are all copyrighted material. They cannot +be distributed without the explicit permission of the copyright owner. +They are not "abandonware", nor have any of the games supported by MAME +passed out of copyright. -MAME is not intended to be used as a tool for mass copyright -infringement. Therefore, it is strongly against the authors' wishes to -sell, advertise, or link to resources that provide illegal copies of ROM, -CD, or hard disk images. +MAME is not intended to be used as a tool for mass copyright +infringement. Therefore, it is strongly against the authors' wishes to +sell, advertise, or link to resources that provide illegal copies of ROM, +CD, or hard disk images. -------------------- IV. Derivative Works -------------------- -Derivative works are allowed under the MAME license. However, you are -discouraged from providing specific functionality that goes against the -philosophy of the MAME team. Specifically: +Derivative works are allowed under the MAME license. However, you are +discouraged from providing specific functionality that goes against the +philosophy of the MAME team. Specifically: -* Do not add games which are more recent than 3 years old, or which are -still being sold new by the company that produced them. MAME is not -intended to be a platform that competes with arcade games that are still -being actively sold. +* Do not add games which are more recent than 3 years old, or which are +still being sold new by the company that produced them. MAME is not +intended to be a platform that competes with arcade games that are still +being actively sold. -* Do not provide a means of generating a list of games that specifically -identifies those games for which the user does not have image files. This -only encourages users to seek out sources for illegal ROM, CD, and hard -disk images in order to "complete" their collection. +* Do not provide a means of generating a list of games that specifically +identifies those games for which the user does not have image files. This +only encourages users to seek out sources for illegal ROM, CD, and hard +disk images in order to "complete" their collection. -* Do not remove the startup screen that contains information about why -certain non-working games don't work. This only serves to generate a -bunch of useless email traffic to the developers asking why the games -don't work. +* Do not remove the startup screen that contains information about why +certain non-working games don't work. This only serves to generate a +bunch of useless email traffic to the developers asking why the games +don't work. -Because the name MAME is trademarked, you must abide by the rules of the -trademark usage if you wish to use "MAME" as part of the name your -derivative work. In general, this means you must request permission, -which requires that you follow the guidelines above. +Because the name MAME is trademarked, you must abide by the rules of the +trademark usage if you wish to use "MAME" as part of the name your +derivative work. In general, this means you must request permission, +which requires that you follow the guidelines above. -The version number of any derivative work should reflect the version -number of the MAME release it was derived from. +The version number of any derivative work should reflect the version +number of the MAME release it was derived from. ------------------------------- V. Official Contact Information ------------------------------- -For questions regarding the MAME license, trademark, or other usage, go +For questions regarding the MAME license, trademark, or other usage, go to http://www.mamedev.org/ |