Assault Andy Administrator
I make other people create vaporware
Registered 29/07/2002
Points 5686
1st May, 2007 at 05:15:14 -
I'm pretty sure that Mr. Jones was linking to google (the buying section) as a hint to Master M that he should just buy a GBA instead of finding an emulator for it. It was supposed to be humorous, however, having analysed the joke, it's probably not as funny now
They're even more illegal now that companies have realised people still want to play those old games.
It's a shame they don't realise the reason why people want to play the oldies so much.
i'm pretty sure copyrighted ROMs are not illegal in themselves and that if you own the actual game you're allowed to have a ROM of it. Also, I don't think emulators are illegal either unless they use a direct image of the bios of the system they're emulating..
IIRC backing up games is allowed, however the equipment to backup with is very much illegal. The "24 hour Rom" storage is pure BS.
ah, there it is-
"Can I Download a Nintendo ROM from the Internet if I Already Own the Authentic Game?
There is a good deal of misinformation on the Internet regarding the backup/archival copy exception. It is not a "second copy" rule and is often mistakenly cited for the proposition that if you have one lawful copy of a copyrighted work, you are entitled to have a second copy of the copyrighted work even if that second copy is an infringing copy. The backup/archival copy exception is a very narrow limitation relating to a copy being made by the rightful owner of an authentic game to ensure he or she has one in the event of damage or destruction of the authentic. Therefore, whether you have an authentic game or not, or whether you have possession of a Nintendo ROM for a limited amount of time, i.e. 24 hours, it is illegal to download and play a Nintendo ROM from the Internet."
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