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Usually the justification for emulation is "the company doesn't sell this product anymore, it's abandonware"

• vundercind 2y ago
  Emulation’s legal whether or not some of the software on a platform is abandonware (which doesn’t justify anything legally, anyway)
  • josephh 2y ago
    When you make this kind of claim, please make sure to 1) disclose whether you're a lawyer, and 2) your jurisdiction.
    • unixhero 2y ago
      No. This is not legally binding. This is not the United States Of America where we speak officially, this is a random web forum.
      • filleduchaos 2y ago
        I 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 2y ago
          The same as when you talk to a random person at a pub. All illegal and just vibes, always - that is the default.
        • vundercind 2y ago
          There’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 2y ago
  Nintendo 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 2y ago
  my 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