This time $ega went too far. They forced a legitimate site that merely reported news of the scene, and didn't even include covers, images, or anything to that extent. http://www.isonews.com. Have you visited isonews.com (before they were forced to removed all info that is related to the scene that facilitates piracy)? I would want you to, with the resources provided to you by the site isonews.com, see if you can find a direct link to a game, or get any assistance in finding dcisos. You wouldn't get anywhere. All the site did was report what has been released on a given day, and what the game entailed. NOT links where to find the game, or directions on how to burn the game. The forums, which provided an outlet for sharing information on how to properly copy a game, again, do NOT in any way assist you in obtaining illegal copies of dreamcast ISO's. They simply assist people that obtained the ISO's through resources of their own merit, on what to do. This is not hurting Sega, for the fact that they obtained the ISO through means not related to isonews.com. They are simply sharing information RELATED to piracy, not facilitating it. When I mean not facilitating, I mean not helping the users more easily obtain copy-righted material illegally. $ega is violating free speech taking down a site like isonews.com. I understand taking down dcisos.com, since they DID have direct links to the boot image, and covers. I agree with bomb, just not in the sense about backup images. Who downloads dreamcast games to "backup"? I don't, I'm speaking on the terms of violating free speech.
NOTE: I am not related to isonews in any way, just a frequent visitor
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This time $ega went too far. They forced a legitimate site that merely reported news of the scene, and didn't even include covers, images, or anything to that extent. http://www.isonews.com. Have you visited isonews.com (before they were forced to removed all info that is related to the scene that facilitates piracy)? I would want you to, with the resources provided to you by the site isonews.com, see if you can find a direct link to a game, or get any assistance in finding dcisos. You wouldn't get anywhere. All the site did was report what has been released on a given day, and what the game entailed. NOT links where to find the game, or directions on how to burn the game. The forums, which provided an outlet for sharing information on how to properly copy a game, again, do NOT in any way assist you in obtaining illegal copies of dreamcast ISO's. They simply assist people that obtained the ISO's through resources of their own merit, on what to do. This is not hurting Sega, for the fact that they obtained the ISO through means not related to isonews.com. They are simply sharing information RELATED to piracy, not facilitating it. When I mean not facilitating, I mean not helping the users more easily obtain copy-righted material illegally. $ega is violating free speech taking down a site like isonews.com. I understand taking down dcisos.com, since they DID have direct links to the boot image, and covers. I agree with bomb, just not in the sense about backup images. Who downloads dreamcast games to "backup"? I don't, I'm speaking on the terms of violating free speech. NOTE: I am not related to isonews in any way, just a frequent visitor