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    ROM Hack Fan translation crowdfunding site?

    What if someone on GBATemp is receiving ad money (due to being a co-owner for example) while working on a translation project. By your own admission that would make GBATemp illegal?
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    ROM Hack Fan translation crowdfunding site?

    A few ideas regarding @Lilith Valentine and @Insight2k s concerns. - What if we limited the the translation projects to games that are no longer actively being sold? For example, DS games and older for Nintendo and PSP and lower for Sony. - What if the site itself did not distribute the...
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    ROM Hack Fan translation crowdfunding site?

    Thank you for your opinion, as someone coming from the scene.
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    ROM Hack Fan translation crowdfunding site?

    Hey Lilith, thanks for your comment. If we discuss fan translations specifically, I believe their legality varies by country. One can argue that you are paying for is the labor of translating the manuscript for the game. You can draw a parallel to subtitle translators - if I translate a TV show...
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    ROM Hack Fan translation crowdfunding site?

    Hello! I am new to the forum, but I have been enjoying many fan translations over the years. I often want to contribute money back to the translators, or crowdfund new translation projects, but no such platform exists. I could only find one such project on Kickstarter. :-( I've been thinking...