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like archive.org?

• boomboomsubban 4y ago
  Pretty sure the emulators there run locally, so it's of dubious legality.
  • kevin_thibedeau 4y ago
    They're a library. Their ability to serve binaries isn't dubious.
    • boomboomsubban 4y ago
      Last I checked you can download permanent copies of old roms on archive.org. I don't know how that's legal, I've always assumed it was just that nobody cared to DMCA any of it. I'm fine using it, but if you're being a huge stickler for legality I don't think it's clear.
      • ac29 4y ago
        They have a DMCA exemption: https://archive.org/about/dmca.php https://archive.org/about/dmca.php
        • whitten 4y ago
          Thanks for researching this.
        • boomboomsubban 4y ago
          They have an exemption to the bypassing DRM rule on software, not one stopping DMCA takedowns.
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        • staticman2 4y ago
          Nothing in that article suggests hosting ROMS for download is legal. Said article states the original media is required for the exemption. Hosting ROMS does not require the Downloader have the original media. Nor does archive.org have any special "exemption".