> It was a humorous way for the guy who had the 'only "known" roms in existence' to > release them without having to worry about getting busted by Namco.
I doubt Namco are particularly worried. Usually it's about keeping the value high for when they intend to sell it. Often you have to promise the person you got it from that you're not going to do it too, people don't get that as they don't have a reputation that could be destroyed in one go.