Posted: 5/26/2005 10:31 AM
Post subject: Speedruns illegal?
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Sierra
Joined: 3/16/2005
Posts: 5
Hi! I made a speedrun with a friend. Now my question. Is it illegal to upload it to my internet page?
Posted: 5/26/2005 1:26 PM
Post subject: re:
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alexpenev
Former player
Joined: 7/14/2004
Posts: 104
No. What game is it? How did you make it, and tell us what is interesting about your run (i.e. why should I download and watch it.. convince me it's good!)
Posted: 5/26/2005 1:32 PM
Post subject: Re: Speedruns illegal?
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Bisqwit
Editor, Active player (296)
Joined: 3/8/2004
Posts: 7469
Location: Arzareth
Sierra wrote:
Hi! I made a speedrun with a friend. Now my question. Is it illegal to upload it to my internet page?
No I don't think it's illegal, unless you're distributing the game with it (and the game license prohibits distribution).
Posted: 5/26/2005 6:13 PM
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Zurreco
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Joined: 8/1/2004
Posts: 2687
Location: Seattle, WA
*mandatory clarity response* Do you meean a speedrun using an emulator? Not that it matters, but there should be no doubt in your mind if it is a recording of you on a console.
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Posted: 5/28/2005 12:55 PM
Post subject: Re: Speedruns illegal?
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Warp
Banned User, Former player
Joined: 3/10/2004
Posts: 7698
Location: Finland
Sierra wrote:
Is it illegal to upload it to my internet page?
Are you going to upload the emulator's record file (the file which the emulator creates and which contains basically nothing but keypresses) or a video file of the movie (avi or whatever)? In theory the music of videogames is usually copyrighted and in most countries it is, at least technically, illegal to distribute copyrighted music without the copyright's owner permission. This may be relevant if you are going to upload a video file of the run with sounds. In practice, however, I don't think the makers of the game care.
Posted: 5/28/2005 3:14 PM
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Bag_of_Magic_Food
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Joined: 5/29/2004
Posts: 5712
The graphics are also copyrighted! Don't be passin' around the graphics!
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Posted: 5/29/2005 6:49 PM
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Iriasu
Joined: 4/24/2005
Posts: 104
[LOL]Are button-presses copyright'd?[/LOL] ^_^ I think you can still just upload the emulated movie file rather than a streaming video file, so you can let someone else face the consenquences for illegal use. :3
Posted: 6/10/2005 8:05 PM
Post subject: Nintendo says "no problem"
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jrr7
Joined: 4/22/2005
Posts: 11
Nintendo says "no problem" and since most of these cartridges are licensed by Nintendo, I don't see any problem with distributing streaming video files with sound. But *DON'T* distribute the ROMs, or let anybody know where they can find them. That's just asking for trouble. [Edited by Bisqwit: Please don't write part of the message only in the subject.]
Posted: 8/31/2005 12:45 AM
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Dantetheblack
Joined: 6/11/2005
Posts: 12
I belive the only legalitys you may violate are those with roms themselves which we all know cause we have skimmed through them on rom sites (NO NAMES GIVIN )
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