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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
by 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 agoThey have a DMCA exemption: https://archive.org/about/dmca.php https://archive.org/about/dmca.php
- whitten 4y agoThanks for researching this.
- boomboomsubban 4y agoThey have an exemption to the bypassing DRM rule on software, not one stopping DMCA takedowns.
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- staticman2 4y agoNothing 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".