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> Game hackers have folklore-esque beliefs about the legality of things like this that aren't true as long as no one is trying to make money / sell ads / patre
by jareklupinski 2y ago
> Game hackers have folklore-esque beliefs about the legality of things like this that aren't true
as long as no one is trying to make money / sell ads / patreon lock the results, they should be fine; it's probably difficult for lawyers to claim monetary damages if no one is making money
- graypegg 2y agoCouldn't you argue that a free emulated version of a game replaces a paid license? Not that I agree, I like software preservation, but just thinking about how lawyers would go about this.
- jareklupinski 2y ago> just thinking about how lawyers would go about this don't do their job for them for free :)
- RestartKernel 2y agoThat sounds like one such folklore-esque belief. At least, it's something you tend to hear before a project is taken down.
- jareklupinski 2y ago> it's something you tend to hear before a project is taken down the projects i've seen taken down seem to consistently have some sort of financial component, though sometimes it's been because the company that owns the copyright is about to release a remake themselves