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are roms illegal

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by fire9132, Oct 7, 2007.

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  1. fire9132

    fire9132 New Member

    i wanna know if roms are illegal
     
    fire9132, Oct 7, 2007
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  2. cursed angel

    cursed angel Well-Known Member

    lol i don't think so
     
    cursed angel, Oct 7, 2007
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  3. haineko

    haineko Member

    yes they are, u can only have them if u have the actual cart, or u have to delete them after 24 hours of downloading them

    hmmmmm.......i have had to delete them i would have free up 47.1 GB of roms

    lol
     
    haineko, Oct 7, 2007
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  4. Warren_303

    Warren_303 Well-Known Member

    In other words go to the store and buy games. lol :)
     
    Warren_303, Oct 7, 2007
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  5. Seph

    Seph Administrator Staff Member

    ROMs are illegal yeah, don't think they aren't.
     
    Seph, Oct 7, 2007
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  6. sir spamalot

    sir spamalot Well-Known Member

    that "24 hour" business is a load of bull, in reality a genuinly legal rom is one where you buy the game and dump it yourself. end of.

    it's like saying "i'll steal £32 million from my local bank, but it'll be ok if i return the cash 24 hours later". doesn't work.
     
    sir spamalot, Oct 7, 2007
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  7. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member


    Would under UK law :p
     
    Loonylion, Oct 7, 2007
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  8. megadethnatic

    megadethnatic Member

    Like sir_spamalot said:
    The 24-hours sentence is something for the trash can.

    When you own the original cartridge or cd, you are allowed to own the rom/iso. When you don't own the game in physical, you aren't allowed to possess the rom/iso.
     
    megadethnatic, Oct 7, 2007
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  9. beundertaker

    beundertaker Active Member

    I was reading up a little on this law. It said something about if you own the actual game then you can download the respectable iso / rom for back-up purposes only.

    I'm sorry, but if I buy a game, I want to be able to play it on another system (like my pc) and not just have it there to burn. Especially if it is a rom, because burning a cartridge can be done so easily. :-X
     
    beundertaker, Oct 7, 2007
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  10. Void

    Void Well-Known Member

    Wrong.

    Wrong.

    ROMs are illegal. Plain and simple. Though corporations could have different laws on them, the general rule (and with Nintendo, atleast) is that it's illegal to own a backup of the game, even if you own/dump it yourself. The 24-hour thing is total BS. That doesn't even make any sense.
     
    Void, Oct 7, 2007
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  11. Seph

    Seph Administrator Staff Member

    That's not entirely accurate, if you own the game and you make the dump yourself then you're fully entitled to that, you are always allowed to make a backup copy of any digital data. The keyword here is make, not download.
     
    Seph, Oct 7, 2007
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  12. sir spamalot

    sir spamalot Well-Known Member

    i onyl download games because i get frustarted by the fact that not only europeans get a raw deal during game release times but the number of games that have never made it here isn't even funny - plus japanese titles. and i don't like inporting because i don't find it funnyteh way P and P can cost more than the thiing you're trying to buy.
     
    sir spamalot, Oct 7, 2007
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  13. Void

    Void Well-Known Member

    "Copying of any video game for any Nintendo system is illegal and is strictly prohibited by domestic and international property laws. "Back-up" or "archival" copies are not authorized and are not necessary to protect your software. Violators will be prosecuted."

    ^Copied directly from a Nintendo pamphlet.
     
    Void, Oct 7, 2007
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  14. clugenheim

    clugenheim Well-Known Member

    But are those the actual COPYRIGHT laws? Isn't their a difference?
     
    clugenheim, Oct 7, 2007
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  15. zachillion

    zachillion New Member

    I am in total agreeance with Seph. What I can interpret from the copyright laws is that a person is free to make copies of original data just as long as the same person owns a license to the product, meaning the person has bought a copy of the product.
     
    zachillion, Oct 7, 2007
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  16. goldenfrankO

    goldenfrankO Member

    They are illegal, Unless its homebrew you made yourself. then its legal.
     
    goldenfrankO, Oct 7, 2007
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  17. nomercy

    nomercy Well-Known Member

    If I were Nintendo I would put that on my pamphlet as well. That doesn't make it a law.
     
    nomercy, Oct 7, 2007
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  18. Rudey

    Rudey New Member

    Whell, Yeah they are illegal i think.
    Because they arent copyrighted or promoted by nintendo.
    But i don't care :)
    I don't want to spend 40 Euro's ( I live in Europe ) on one game.
    Buy a m3 ds simply! 80 euros with 2gb and u have all the roms u want!
     
    Rudey, Oct 7, 2007
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  19. Seph

    Seph Administrator Staff Member

    OH COME ON! I thought you would be clever enough to realize what a heavily biased source you're citing there, of course they're going to say it's illegal to make backups, they'd say it was illegal to return games to the store if they could get away with it.

    I can't say for the states but in Denmark the actual law states that it's perfectly legal to create a backup of ALL digital media, it's like a human right here, regardless of what Nintendo says. ;)
     
    Seph, Oct 7, 2007
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  20. stevo11185

    stevo11185 Well-Known Member

    Roms are not illegal if the company is not in business any more. Also if the game is not available to people: say for example a really old N64 game.

    However if the game is on newer platforms such as the Wii (with virtual console) it is illegal to download it.

    How could you be sued for downloading a game that you cant buy anymore?
     
    stevo11185, Oct 7, 2007
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