Who made this? Is it legit?

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http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dl [...] 39945&rd=1

Kinda neat, whatever it is.

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It's probably one of these:

http://pongnation.com/shop/custome [...] d=184&cat=

....repackaged into a nice little box with a cheap TV.

- Craig

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it's because the tv-game things are infringing... there was a big thing
about them being all snagged at mall's and such this past Christmas with a
Namco (among others) crackdown...

just because YOU paid for it doesn't give you a right to re-sell it if it
was illegal to be sold to you in the first place.

"Bret Pehrson" <bret@classicade.com> wrote in message
news:fNPCe.15241$HV1.8812@fed1read07...
> Matt Fisher wrote:
>> It's hacked from one of those Jakks Pacific thingies that plugs into
>> your TV. I'm no copyright attorney, but I'm guessing it's not legit.
>>
>
> Why would it not be legit? If you legally purchase on of the TV games
> consoles and hack it for a cabinet, you have broken no law nor infringed
> on any copyright (excepting cabinet artwork).
>
> --
> Bret Pehrson
> bret@classicade.com
>
> Classicade
> http://www.classicade.com

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My statements are based on the presumption that the internal components
are otherwise legal and licensed.

Steve Muccione wrote:
> it's because the tv-game things are infringing... there was a big thing
> about them being all snagged at mall's and such this past Christmas with a
> Namco (among others) crackdown...
>
> just because YOU paid for it doesn't give you a right to re-sell it if it
> was illegal to be sold to you in the first place.
>
> "Bret Pehrson" <bret@classicade.com> wrote in message
> news:fNPCe.15241$HV1.8812@fed1read07...
>
>>Matt Fisher wrote:
>>
>>>It's hacked from one of those Jakks Pacific thingies that plugs into
>>>your TV. I'm no copyright attorney, but I'm guessing it's not legit.
>>>
>>
>>Why would it not be legit? If you legally purchase on of the TV games
>>consoles and hack it for a cabinet, you have broken no law nor infringed
>>on any copyright (excepting cabinet artwork).
>>
>>--
>>Bret Pehrson
>>bret@classicade.com
>>
>>Classicade
>>http://www.classicade.com
>
>
>


--
Bret Pehrson
bret@classicade.com

Classicade
http://www.classicade.com

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No harm done.

Steve Muccione wrote:
> sorry.. didn't meant to sound demeaning.
>
> "Bret Pehrson" <bret@classicade.com> wrote in message
> newszRCe.15246$HV1.6995@fed1read07...
>
>>My statements are based on the presumption that the internal components
>>are otherwise legal and licensed.
>>
>>Steve Muccione wrote:
>>
>>>it's because the tv-game things are infringing... there was a big thing
>>>about them being all snagged at mall's and such this past Christmas with
>>>a Namco (among others) crackdown...
>>>
>>>just because YOU paid for it doesn't give you a right to re-sell it if it
>>>was illegal to be sold to you in the first place.
>>>
>>>"Bret Pehrson" <bret@classicade.com> wrote in message
>>>news:fNPCe.15241$HV1.8812@fed1read07...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Matt Fisher wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>It's hacked from one of those Jakks Pacific thingies that plugs into
>>>>>your TV. I'm no copyright attorney, but I'm guessing it's not legit.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Why would it not be legit? If you legally purchase on of the TV games
>>>>consoles and hack it for a cabinet, you have broken no law nor infringed
>>>>on any copyright (excepting cabinet artwork).
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Bret Pehrson
>>>>bret@classicade.com
>>>>
>>>>Classicade
>>>>http://www.classicade.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>--
>>Bret Pehrson
>>bret@classicade.com
>>
>>Classicade
>>http://www.classicade.com
>
>
>


--
Bret Pehrson
bret@classicade.com

Classicade
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