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I would say the opposite, it gives them less of a leg to stand since they cannot say that there's never any justification for emulation anymore like they said i
by realusername 3y ago
I would say the opposite, it gives them less of a leg to stand since they cannot say that there's never any justification for emulation anymore like they said in the past.
- admax88qqq 3y agoUsually the justification for emulation is "the company doesn't sell this product anymore, it's abandonware"
- vundercind 3y agoEmulation’s legal whether or not some of the software on a platform is abandonware (which doesn’t justify anything legally, anyway)
- josephh 3y agoWhen you make this kind of claim, please make sure to 1) disclose whether you're a lawyer, and 2) your jurisdiction.
- unixhero 3y agoNo. This is not legally binding. This is not the United States Of America where we speak officially, this is a random web forum.
- filleduchaos 3y agoI think the point is that the audience might like to know whether confident claims that something is legal or illegal are backed by actual expertise or just vibes, not that things people say on a web forum are legally binding.
- unixhero 3y agoThe same as when you talk to a random person at a pub. All illegal and just vibes, always - that is the default.
- vundercind 3y agoThere’ve been lawsuits. Anything can happen in court, but emulators are currently about as settled as “legal” as anything. Including commercial ones. Sure, in the US. Can’t distribute games or other copyrighted software with them, though. Of course that’s still highly likely to get you in trouble. And with the same caveat as anything legal in the US: it’s as legal as your ability to weather a series of failing lawsuits against you.
- realusername 3y agoNintendo historically took a harder stance than that basically saying that emulation destroys the player experience and even copying your own games isn't legal. Seems like emulation is only fine if they make money out of it.
- 93po 3y agomy justification is that intellectual property is an absolutely ridiculous concept and my actions are driven by my morals and values and not the frequently ridiculous laws of this country
- oefrha 3y agoThat’s like saying I can’t make photocopies of my own ID because I’ve said in the past that identity thieves shouldn’t make photocopies of my ID.
- realusername 3y agoExcept they explicitly said that any emulation is bad. With your analogy it's like claiming ID photocopies are bad and then making your own. And then emulation isn't stealing anyways.
- kemotep 3y agoWhy would the owners of the copyright be restricted from selling their copyrighted works in whatever way they want?
- realusername 3y agoIn the past they said that there's never any justification for emulation and that it ruins the player experience, seems like it depends on how much money they make out of it.
- kemotep 3y agoNintendo probably doesn’t think their virtual console counts as emulation if that is the case. Or it’s just different corporate policies at different times being applied inconsistently.
- realusername 3y agoTo me it's just corporate hypocrisy.