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Hi there,

I've noticed a few things on c.s.a.e in the past week or so that has really got
my back up.

It would appear that there now exists one or more working Amiga Emulators for
other platforms, be it UAE or what ever and from what I can gather it requires
the use of an Amiga ROM image ala ShapeShifter/Emplant.

Now this is what is confusing, someone (rightly or wrong) posts in c.s.a.e and
asks for a ROM image so (s)he can use the UAE. This is deemed piracy and the
poster is basically told (s)he should F#*! Off from here.

This seems to be a fair statement, copying a copyrighted ROM is piracy, but
this is what gets my back up. How many of you out there are using either SS or
Emplant AND own a legal Mac ROM?

I don't mean "I've got a Mac at work, so I copied the ROM", as I understand it,
the ROM image belongs to your employer, therefore does not allow you to make a
copy for your home use.

For Emplant, the option of obtaining an old v1.1 256K Rom from a broken Mac is
fairly large, I paid $15 dollars for mine, but I still had to copy an Image of a
working Mac, do I now own a legal Rom as I do not use the Rom I paid cash for?

Mac refuse to sell Rom's as a single item, therefore you must obtain Rom's from
broken Macs, fine for Emplant. But should you be using SS or Emplant Mac PRO,
you need 512K or 1Mb Roms, the chance of obtaining these are somewhat slim to
say the least.

From what I can gather, there are a few thousand people using SS (registered)
and countless mugs who bought the Emplant dongle. Does EVERY SINGLE ONE of these
use a legally owned copy of the Mac ROM. I don't thing so.

So, while it is illegal to copy the Amiga Rom and use it without purchasing it,
and I don't wish to advocate Piracy here, do not flame, criticize or other wise
tell people to F#*! Off if they ask for it, chances are you're using a Pirated
Rom in one way or another.

Examples of Pirated Rom's   The ZXAM Spectrum Emulator.
                            The Emplant v5.5 package (256K)
                            The Emplant Pro package (512K or 1Mb)
                            The SS package (512K or 1Mb)
                            The Emplant e586DX BIOS (now being sold legally)
                            The C64 package (I think this comes with a Rom)

Plus. I'm sure, there are many others.

Remember, this is my point of view only, and if anyone can prove that ALL SS and
Emplant owners are using legal Rom's, then I'm wrong to voice this opinion, but
please, just cool it when someone asks for an Amiga Rom, mail them privately
voicing your views if you wish, but only if ALL your software is paid for, We
all have that one piece of ShareWare we haven't paid for yet, no one is perfect.

There is no need to publicly tear them to shreds

Cheers Guy.

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