Re: Asimov performs a valuable service; so why fight over it

[elric@neo.lrun.comnospam (Robert H)]

On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 21:09:39 -0500, Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>
wrote:

>Matt Ackeret writes ...
>> 
>> In article <353DE80F.FB422380@swbell.net>,
>> Rubywand  <rubywand@swbell.net> wrote:
>
>>>
>
>     Certainly, there have been law enforcement raids upon pirate
>producers of video tapes and CD's. One important distinction between
>such situations and Asimov is that Asimov is not selling anything. The
>reason this is important is that selling something for a profit
>demonstrates that is has real market value. Practically everyone agrees
>that the wares maintained on Asimov have so little market value that the
>copyright holders do not try to sell them.
>

Not true.  Microsoft released Return of the Arcade for Windows.  It is
emulated (or close) versions of many arcade classics.  I'm assuming
Microsoft paid money for the rights to remake these games, and in
turn, is trying to make a profit by reselling them in a 90's Windows95
fashion.

I did not buy this product.  Why?  Because I got it free from MAME.  I
might have actually purchased it.


'nuff said.
Robert

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