RE: A86: ROM Images (legal battle thread)
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RE: A86: ROM Images (legal battle thread)
You want to "research" the TI ROM so you can do what? Hack assembly code?
That doesn't sound like a legal reason to me. Just wait until TI releases
the assembly information. However, since you own a TI-82, you are out of
luck since it doesn't support assembly.
Plus, who are you to say what purposes TI ROMs are used for? I think only
TI can say that. If TI doesn't want their ROMs to be used for
"programming research", then you can't do it legally. I could say I
wanted to use a video game ROM to research 3D gaming or something, but
that's still not legal.
I challenge you to e-mail ti-cares@ti.com and ask them yourself.
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On Tue, 17 Nov 1998, Thomas J. Hruska wrote:
> This doesn't hold any relevance to my topic of "programming research."
> Video game ROMs are only designed for one thing: Playing the ROMs and
> therefore can't fall under the research category. TI ROMs have multiple
> purposes, several of which are research based (see previous messages) which
> is perfectly and utterly legal under the copyright law.
>
> However, this doesn't apply if researching. It says in the copyright law
> that no one may distribute or copy copyrighted materials with the EXCEPTION
> of research purposes.
>
> Still I challenge: Prove that "programming research" is illegal.
>
>
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