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Do they really say that? I've had encounters with Nintendo's "copyright czar" and their official position on emulation hasn't been that. Heck, Nintendo even lic
by AshamedCaptain 2y ago
Do they really say that? I've had encounters with Nintendo's "copyright czar" and their official position on emulation hasn't been that. Heck, Nintendo even licenses emulators for their SDKs, and sometimes for their games... and has at least hired one emulator developer.
- philistine 2y ago> While we recognize the passion that players have for classic games, supporting emulation also supports the illegal piracy of our products. Nintendo has never, ever, called the rerelease of their older titles emulation. Nintendo makes a conscious distinction between what they do internally, and external emulation. They have somewhat softened the wording of their statements, but their actions have shown they consider emulation outside Nintendo as a scourge.
- AshamedCaptain 2y agoNotice that the wording in fact clearly avoids saying that emulation is illegal, just that it encourages the illegal piracy of their products. Several developer kits have used the word emulation without much ado.
- ekianjo 2y agothis is what they say on their website: > But can’t I make a backup copy if I own the video game? > You may be thinking of the backup/archival exception under the U.S. Copyright Act. There is some misinformation on the Internet regarding this backup/archival exception. This is a very narrow limitation that extends to computer software. Video games are comprised of numerous types of copyrighted works and should not be categorized as software only. Therefore, provisions that pertain to backup copies would not apply to copyrighted video game works and specifically ROM downloads, that are typically unauthorized and infringing.