RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to RetroGaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoVideo game libraries lose legal appeal to emulate physical game collections onlinearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1193arrow-down12cross-posted to: emulation@lemmy.worldpiracy@lemmit.online
arrow-up1191arrow-down1external-linkVideo game libraries lose legal appeal to emulate physical game collections onlinearstechnica.comRmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to RetroGaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square16fedilinkcross-posted to: emulation@lemmy.worldpiracy@lemmit.online
minus-squareOmega@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoThat’s what I’ve been saying for awhile. If it’s not readily available after a certain amount of time, for a certain amount of time, emulation should be 100% legal. Sell it to me or fuck off.
minus-squareRightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoEmulation is 100% legal, at least in the USA. Do you mean downloading a copy of such a game from the internet? Because I would agree.
minus-squareOmega@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months agoYes, I meant obtaining a copy and emulating it. If you can’t show damages (it’s not costing them sales) then it shouldn’t be punishable.
That’s what I’ve been saying for awhile. If it’s not readily available after a certain amount of time, for a certain amount of time, emulation should be 100% legal. Sell it to me or fuck off.
Emulation is 100% legal, at least in the USA. Do you mean downloading a copy of such a game from the internet? Because I would agree.
Yes, I meant obtaining a copy and emulating it. If you can’t show damages (it’s not costing them sales) then it shouldn’t be punishable.