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Emulation is legal, per established case law. Sony v Bleem, Sony v Connectix, Sega v Accolade. There are legal issues around how to legally obtain emulatable c
by JoshTriplett 2y ago
Emulation is legal, per established case law. Sony v Bleem, Sony v Connectix, Sega v Accolade.
There are legal issues around how to legally obtain emulatable copies of the games you own, but emulation is absolutely legal.
(This is not a commentary on whether the emulators in question were careful in every other way.)
- moralestapia 2y agoI know some instances of emulation have been resolved to be fair use. Still, Nintendo's motive is to defend their IP. Even if the lawsuits go nowhere, it still works for them. See, https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/switch-emulator-ryujinx-goes-offline-after-creator-gets-an-offer-from-nintendo-they-cant-refuse/ https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/switch-emulator-ryuj.... If Nintendo's IP wasn't involved they wouldn't give a rat ass about the emulation scene.
- JoshTriplett 2y agoThey worked for Sony, too, by driving emulators out of business. But that doesn't make it illegal; it just means the infliction of massive legal defense costs are an effective tactic.