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There is a legit way: buy a GBA or a NDS.
by naoqj 4y ago
There is a legit way: buy a GBA or a NDS.
- boondaburrah 4y agoEmulation is also legit (as long as you use genuine cartridges)
- m10i 4y agoSo I've heard this argument for years, and although it sounds quite reasonable to me, does it hold up in court I wonder? i.e. I purchased an original copy of X and therefore it is legal for me to play it on an emulator.
- ranger_danger 4y agoit's only legal to emulate if you dump the ROM from the physical cartridge you own first. downloading the ROM off the internet is still illegal no matter what.
- iratewizard 4y agoWhat crime are you being charged in? Piracy of a game cartridge is a clear crime. Downloading an emulator that interacts with a game cartridge you legally own? Not so clear.
- tadfisher 4y agoThe controlling case is Sony v Bleem, which was ruled in Bleem's favor: distributing (and selling) software to emulate proprietary platforms is legal, full stop.
- usrn 4y agoNintendo has an FAQ about it on there website where even they admit it.
- EMIRELADERO 4y ago17 U.S.C § 117 - Limitations on exclusive rights: Computer programs (a)Making of Additional Copy or Adaptation by Owner of Copy.— Notwithstanding the provisions of section 106, it is not an infringement for the owner of a copy of a computer program to make or authorize the making of another copy or adaptation of that computer program provided: (1)that such a new copy or adaptation is created as an essential step in the utilization of the computer program in conjunction with a machine and that it is used in no other manner, or (2)that such new copy or adaptation is for archival purposes only and that all archival copies are destroyed in the event that continued possession of the computer program should cease to be rightful.
- fermentation 4y agoThen 80% of the cartridges you end up buying are repros