DMCA and copyright in general are huge legal doctrines that it takes multiple years of formal education just to begin practicing. You're definitely correct that

DMCA and copyright in general are huge legal doctrines that it takes multiple years of formal education just to begin practicing. You're definitely correct that people have a terrible understanding of it. I think what you laid out is something visible in a lot of non dolphin emulators. They have disc rippers available but don't come with the device firmware or games pre loaded.