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ianal, but given that you can play almost every gamecube, n64, snes, gameboy, gameboy color, and gameboy advance game that has ever been made online for free vi
by guest0123 13y ago
ianal, but given that you can play almost every gamecube, n64, snes, gameboy, gameboy color, and gameboy advance game that has ever been made online for free via ROMs/ISOs, they should be fine
- bendmorris 13y agoIt's legal to download and use ROMs or console BIOS dumps if you own the original hardware/game [1] (although this is controversial and officially disputed by Nintendo). But that doesn't give you permission to modify and redistribute them - the games are still under copyright. I think the reason Nintendo doesn't stop you from playing ROMs is similar to the reason HBO doesn't stop everyone from downloading Game of Thrones - it would be just about impossible. It doesn't mean they condone it. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_emulator#Legal_issues https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_emulator#Legal_issu...
- tedunangst 13y agoThe citation for that comes from the Game Genie case, which is a little different. You're free to copy and modify the game hardware you own. But strictly speaking, I'm not sure that extends to a copy of similar game hardware. (i.e., if you and I both own a DVD and you rip it, can you give me that rip? It's a copy of your DVD, not my DVD. I don't know if this has been settled one way or the other.)