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kimcicle · 01-14-2007, 02:04 AM

I believe that what it comes down to is that different groups can hold the copyright of the same thing for separate regions. Konami probably only owns the rights to any possible licensed title or song they used within the boundaries listed in the license agreement.

Arcades like Arcade Infinity and Tokyo Game Action have to go through distributors in order to get their machines / kits. One semi-(in)famous group would be somebody like channel-beat.

So technically, yes. There are supposed to be no beatmania IIDX machines in the United States.

As an aside, you better have a lot of capital if you want to start an arcade.

01-14-2007, 02:04 AM	#5
kimcicle c.o.s.m.i.c.o.l.o.r kimcicle is offline Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: GODDAMN TEXAS Donated: $225 ? kimcicle's Collection Posts: 1,781 Marketplace Rating: 1	I believe that what it comes down to is that different groups can hold the copyright of the same thing for separate regions. Konami probably only owns the rights to any possible licensed title or song they used within the boundaries listed in the license agreement. Arcades like Arcade Infinity and Tokyo Game Action have to go through distributors in order to get their machines / kits. One semi-(in)famous group would be somebody like channel-beat. So technically, yes. There are supposed to be no beatmania IIDX machines in the United States. As an aside, you better have a lot of capital if you want to start an arcade. __________________