Nintendo's definition of "authorized" does not seem to include a user dumping their own keys. They've been this way ever since they claimed that physical mask R

Nintendo's definition of "authorized" does not seem to include a user dumping their own keys. They've been this way ever since they claimed that physical mask ROMs were not at risk of failure and thus did not need to be backed up, and as such their statement was that all game copiers were inherently illegal, since they did not "authorize" them.