Stupid site charging for Amiga games.

Ironclaw · 29 April 2006, 16:25

http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/...cade_game.html

Press Download.

Free?? lol. hell no.

Ironclaw · 29 April 2006, 16:27

lol, they even charge for downloading WinUAE!

.

http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/..._s/winuae.html

As they blame the need for charging for keeping the servers up, is this still legal?

Aral · 29 April 2006, 23:51

Thats sad isn't it...

30 April 2006, 06:44

Maybe the author of WinUAE can report them to Paypal and 2CheckOut.

quahappy · 30 April 2006, 19:23

They even charge for the privilage of downloading a "blank disk"!!! rofpmsl

Mick_AKA · 30 April 2006, 22:45

LMFAO!!

Fred the Fop · 30 April 2006, 22:55

Know what? There ARE lazy suckers out there that will pay.

Ironclaw · 30 April 2006, 23:12

Yeah, no doubt they have already made some dough from these suckers.

fiath · 30 April 2006, 23:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ironclaw

As they blame the need for charging for keeping the servers up, is this still legal?

When you start making a profit from copyright violations, you are in not just illegal, but criminal waters. Soon, in the UK, such violations carry a MINIMUM of 10 years in prison.

To put that into context, a murderer was sentenced to 6 years last week. Crazy I know.

SilentBob · 01 May 2006, 00:53

Haha, charging a download fee for WinUAE.... When people can go to the WinUAE homepage and get it for free. I hope they get raped.

AmigaWorld · 01 May 2006, 02:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ironclaw

http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/...cade_game.html

Press Download.

Free?? lol. hell no.

What a lame site. I wonder how many suckers would be stupid pay?
While you can get free at planetemu. Isn't illegal to be charging for
copyrighted roms?

Fenrir · 04 May 2006, 01:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by AmigaWorld

Isn't illegal to be charging for copyrighted roms?

It is. By the way, suckers who pay kinda deserve it.
Or, looking at it on the good side, let's say every game is worth the price you're ready to pay

whiteb · 04 May 2006, 02:25

I wonder if Toni has already seen this ?

adgloride · 04 May 2006, 02:32

I bet the copyright holders of these games would be very interested that someone is charging for the games. If their also charging for you to download the roms 1.3, 2.0 etc... this is also illegal as their copyrighted and I think Cloanto own the copyright.

Toni Wilen · 04 May 2006, 11:11

Selling WinUAE is 100% legal. Check GPL license for more information.

(of course selling unlicensed Kickstart ROM images etc isn't legal but it has nothing to do with WinUAE)

SilentBob · 04 May 2006, 12:08

Dunno, but they seem to have taken the Kickstart ROMs offline, and are referring to Cloantos page regarding purchase.

Xenon · 05 May 2006, 00:52

I don't know how this kind of $ites can be still opened...

Tolismlf · 05 May 2006, 10:46

these lamers used to provide downloads for free before 2 or 3 years.

slideyfoot · 05 May 2006, 12:31

I'd be one of those suckers.

$4 got me access to as many downloads from there as I wanted (although I only wanted two), and the guy who runs it seems very helpful. When I emailed with a problem, he straight away sent back a long list of instructions, and promptly extended my download period from 1 to 4 days.

As I hadn't been able to find adf versions of Hunter or Lords of Time before, I was more than happy to spend the teeny amount of cash. Seems a small price to pay to finally play those again; if I had more geekpower, I could have transferred them from my original Amiga disks, but that is way beyond me. :wink:

Of course, charging for free stuff like WinUAE is a more serious issue, although like I mentioned, that fee gets you access to all the content on that site, not just one file.

Ironclaw · 05 May 2006, 12:37

It still not legal to sell the games or winuae, and if there is a game you want, just post in the req.game forum and someone might upload it for you.... that way we help each other to spread the games without lame sites making money on it.

29 April 2006, 16:25	#1
Ironclaw Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: ... Age: 46 Posts: 3,313	Stupid site charging for Amiga games. http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/...cade_game.html Press Download. Free?? lol. hell no.

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29 April 2006, 16:27	#2
Ironclaw Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: ... Age: 46 Posts: 3,313	lol, they even charge for downloading WinUAE! . http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/..._s/winuae.html As they blame the need for charging for keeping the servers up, is this still legal?

29 April 2006, 23:51	#3
Aral TOSEC-PIX Curator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 104	Thats sad isn't it...

30 April 2006, 06:44	#4
mv500 Posts: n/a	Maybe the author of WinUAE can report them to Paypal and 2CheckOut.

30 April 2006, 19:23	#5
quahappy Born again WinUAE user Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: South Yorkshire, UK Age: 56 Posts: 1,667	They even charge for the privilage of downloading a "blank disk"!!! rofpmsl

30 April 2006, 22:45	#6
Mick_AKA crusader of light Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stone, Staffordshire. Posts: 1,151	LMFAO!!

30 April 2006, 22:55	#7
Fred the Fop flaming faggot Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Versailles Age: 56 Posts: 2,808	Know what? There ARE lazy suckers out there that will pay.

30 April 2006, 23:12	#8
Ironclaw Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: ... Age: 46 Posts: 3,313	Yeah, no doubt they have already made some dough from these suckers.

01 May 2006, 00:53	#10
SilentBob Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Norway Age: 49 Posts: 246	Haha, charging a download fee for WinUAE.... When people can go to the WinUAE homepage and get it for free. I hope they get raped.

04 May 2006, 02:25	#13
whiteb Fanatically Amiga. Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Age: 54 Posts: 1,557	I wonder if Toni has already seen this ?

04 May 2006, 02:32	#14
adgloride Amiga Mod Chipper Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: UK Age: 51 Posts: 229	I bet the copyright holders of these games would be very interested that someone is charging for the games. If their also charging for you to download the roms 1.3, 2.0 etc... this is also illegal as their copyrighted and I think Cloanto own the copyright.

04 May 2006, 11:11	#15
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,575	Selling WinUAE is 100% legal. Check GPL license for more information. (of course selling unlicensed Kickstart ROM images etc isn't legal but it has nothing to do with WinUAE)

04 May 2006, 12:08	#16
SilentBob Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Norway Age: 49 Posts: 246	Dunno, but they seem to have taken the Kickstart ROMs offline, and are referring to Cloantos page regarding purchase.

05 May 2006, 00:52	#17
Xenon Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Zaragoza, Pamplona-Iruña, Bera Age: 42 Posts: 444	I don't know how this kind of $ites can be still opened...

05 May 2006, 10:46	#18
Tolismlf Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Greece Posts: 237	these lamers used to provide downloads for free before 2 or 3 years.

05 May 2006, 12:31	#19
slideyfoot Artemis BJJ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bristol, UK Age: 43 Posts: 40	I'd be one of those suckers. $4 got me access to as many downloads from there as I wanted (although I only wanted two), and the guy who runs it seems very helpful. When I emailed with a problem, he straight away sent back a long list of instructions, and promptly extended my download period from 1 to 4 days. As I hadn't been able to find adf versions of Hunter or Lords of Time before, I was more than happy to spend the teeny amount of cash. Seems a small price to pay to finally play those again; if I had more geekpower, I could have transferred them from my original Amiga disks, but that is way beyond me. :wink: Of course, charging for free stuff like WinUAE is a more serious issue, although like I mentioned, that fee gets you access to all the content on that site, not just one file.

05 May 2006, 12:37	#20
Ironclaw Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: ... Age: 46 Posts: 3,313	It still not legal to sell the games or winuae, and if there is a game you want, just post in the req.game forum and someone might upload it for you.... that way we help each other to spread the games without lame sites making money on it.

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