Isn't selling this illegal?

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Isn't selling this illegal?

Post by nevermind1534 » Sat Mar 20, 2010 5:33 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0548298758" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I'm pretty sure that it's a bootleg that would be illegal to sell in the US. It looks like it's not even a final release that they are selling.
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Re: Isn't selling this illegal?

Post by bassmasta » Sat Mar 20, 2010 5:42 pm

There's a project to remake pokemon red; its called Shiny Gold.

But since that auction shows places from Gold/Silver, its probably a earlier revision of Heart Gold/Soul Silver that they are selling.

I'm pretty sure that's illegal.

EDIT: Actually, its a gold/silver remake. The pictures are straight up stolen from that project page.

Edit 2:Wow, he even takes a credits pic from the project.
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Edit 3:Here's the project's official page.
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Re: Isn't selling this illegal?

Post by nevermind1534 » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:48 am

Then how's 'bouts everybody reports that bastard to ebay?
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Re: Isn't selling this illegal?

Post by weaponepsilon » Sun Mar 21, 2010 1:09 pm

Done.
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Re: Isn't selling this illegal?

Post by budnespid » Sun Mar 21, 2010 2:04 pm

Yeah thats illegal, and they even take credit for the stolen pics. :x Thats low.

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Re: Isn't selling this illegal?

Post by HotDog-Cart » Sun Mar 21, 2010 6:05 pm

How is this illegal?

Isn't he just selling a flashcard with a dump of the rom and (un)official(homemade) packaging?
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Re: Isn't selling this illegal?

Post by joeyjoe9876 » Sun Mar 21, 2010 6:07 pm

yeah it is mostly legal
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Re: Isn't selling this illegal?

Post by nevermind1534 » Sun Mar 21, 2010 7:11 pm

HotDog-Cart wrote:How is this illegal?

Isn't he just selling a flashcard with a dump of the rom and (un)official(homemade) packaging?
Ebay doesn't even allow flash cards. But he's selling a rom, copied to a flash card (definitely illegal) and passing it as a legit game.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0535408514" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It looks like that bastard has done the same once before.
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Re: Isn't selling this illegal?

Post by Triton » Sun Mar 21, 2010 7:29 pm

HotDog-Cart wrote:How is this illegal?

Isn't he just selling a flashcard with a dump of the rom and (un)official(homemade) packaging?
it might not be illegal, but it is definitely immoral. this guy is profiting off of someone else' hard work and ripping people off by misrepresenting what he is selling

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Re: Isn't selling this illegal?

Post by HotDog-Cart » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:15 pm

I like the case. I;d buy it. xD
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Re: Isn't selling this illegal?

Post by bassmasta » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:23 pm

Triton wrote:
HotDog-Cart wrote:How is this illegal?

Isn't he just selling a flashcard with a dump of the rom and (un)official(homemade) packaging?
it might not be illegal, but it is definitely immoral. this guy is profiting off of someone else' hard work and ripping people off by misrepresenting what he is selling
But the project is not making any money off of the intellectual property, while this guy is. Doesn't that make it illegal? Maybe the project is fair use.
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Re: Isn't selling this illegal?

Post by nevermind1534 » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:30 pm

bassmasta wrote:
Triton wrote:
HotDog-Cart wrote:How is this illegal?

Isn't he just selling a flashcard with a dump of the rom and (un)official(homemade) packaging?
it might not be illegal, but it is definitely immoral. this guy is profiting off of someone else' hard work and ripping people off by misrepresenting what he is selling
But the project is not making any money off of the intellectual property, while this guy is. Doesn't that make it illegal? Maybe the project is fair use.
It's equivalent to selling a pirated copy of fire red, since that is what the game uses as a base.
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Re: Isn't selling this illegal?

Post by limpport » Tue Mar 23, 2010 10:24 pm

*sigh

Looks like eBay was too busy with their thumbs up their bums again.

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Re: Isn't selling this illegal?

Post by nevermind1534 » Wed Mar 24, 2010 4:33 pm

Here's another one that somebody else is selling http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0573801028" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Isn't selling this illegal?

Post by gamer255 » Wed Mar 24, 2010 5:29 pm

It isn't illegal so don't ruin it.
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