Would GD-R's of this ever be possible?

One could still copy it to a GD-R and Write with a BIG BLACK MARKER something like REPRODUCTION or COPY or anything that would make it clear it's not an original. In my opinion this would be OK, if someone really want it on a GD-R for some reason.

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Would pass muster in my opinion as well. I've seen ancient Roman coin reproductions sold with the word "COPY" clearly visible in the coin.

Though any metallurgist worth their spit could determine that the coin isn't an original. Bit harder to do with GD-Rs.

 

Wouldn't work. The only way to guarantee that the words reproduction or copy stayed on the disc would be to watermark the code itself, much like TuxTheWise does with his DCRes releases, as anything written on the disc itself can easily be removed. Then again, the watermark could be removed from the original 'protected' GD-R and a duplicate made of that. In the long run it's just not worth it because where there are collectors there are unscrupulous sellers, dealers or traders. I'm not saying that's anyone ere, just pointing out the fact. Short of actually etching the words onto the disc itself it's an impossible nightmare scenario.

If someone wanted the original monkfish GD-R that badly though then I see no reason why it shouldn't be sold or auctioned off and the proceeds 'sat on' until another unreleased Dreamcast game comes along. We know there are more than a few out there and having ready revenue could seal a quicker or cheaper deal. Now that the 'Geist Force' game is community owned and donators will be getting pressed copies is there really any reason to hang on to the master other than for the current holder to say ''look what I've got''? Personally I don't think there is, this is one of those occasions where maybe the original is actually better off in the hands of a hoarder or collector because as it stands it's just dead money that could now be recouped and put to better use in the future. A community item cannot be owned by one individual can it, or am I missing something? We'd also get a barometer level of how much the master has devalued since it's original purchase and subsequent imminent release.

Just an idea.

 

Measuring the value or devaluation of an item in these circumstances is impossible for the reasons of why Schrodinger's cat works.

Arguing otherwise assumes that there is some sort of singular ultimate authority to value things that is always 100% accurate and 100% up to date.