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Bires
09-15-2003, 04:22 PM
Apparently,
Offering isos and N64 games is illegal! :naughty: :dodgy:

I got a fun little email from Robert L. Hunter, IV
Entertainment Software Association (through my ISP) because they had found some illicit software available for download from my PC.

How shocked I was! I removed those games straight away! (back to sharing porn and Metallica mp3s, I guess...j/k) :eek:

...seriously...

I blame no one but myself...but I wish these companies realized that most of these games I own, and once downloaded to be sure they weren't those all-too-common beat-the-game-in-two-hours gamesElite Force, or crap-on-a-stick games (MOO3).

I'm not on a crusade (or soapbox) and I'm not a hack-the-planet, free-information-for-the-masses tweaker... I just thought if you cared what game companies are in the ESA...here ya go:
The ESA webpage (http://www.theesa.com/members.html)

Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
Activision, Inc.
Atari
Buena Vista Games
Capcom USA, Inc.
Crave Entertainment
Eidos Interactive
Electronic Arts
id Software
Konami of America, Inc.
LucasArts
Microsoft Corporation
Midway Games, Inc.
Namco Hometek, Inc.
Nintendo of America Inc.
NovaLogic, Inc.
SEGA of America, Inc.
Sony Computer Entertainment America
Square Enix USA, Inc.
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
THQ, Inc.
Ubi Soft Entertainment
Vivendi Universal Games
Wild Tangent

Nija
09-15-2003, 04:33 PM
Originally posted by Bires
I just thought if you cared what game companies are in the ESA...here ya go:
The ESA webpage (http://www.theesa.com/members.html)
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so basically every major distributor and game maker...

bah...

sbp
09-15-2003, 04:42 PM
busted http://sbp777.homestead.com/files/busted.gif

Play the game, take the chances.

At least they didn't pull a RIAA on ya.

Bires
09-15-2003, 04:57 PM
Originally posted by sbp
At least they didn't pull a RIAA on ya.

WHAT!?! You mean there are more things you can do on the internet that are against the rules!?! :bawl: When will this mad ferris wheel stop? :P


Originally posted by Nija
so basically every major distributor and game maker...

bah...

We can still download and play Star Control 2 (http://sc2.sourceforge.net/) for free...and its so much fun!

coleslaw
09-15-2003, 08:51 PM
Which P2P program were you using? Kazaa? :hmm:

Bires
09-15-2003, 10:38 PM
DC++. Don't use Kazaa-style up/downloaders

Nija
09-16-2003, 08:35 AM
were you on a public or private hub?

/me gets nervous

Bires
09-16-2003, 03:45 PM
4 Public hubs - usually TGAs and Asgards

Memo
09-17-2003, 12:25 PM
It doesn't matter if you own them or not, sharing them is illegal :)