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Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by monter, Sep 2, 2008.

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  1. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    in legal terms companies are treated as individual people, so nintendo would be considered a person for the purposes of legal cases.
     
    Loonylion, Sep 7, 2008
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  2. Cahos Rahne Veloza

    Cahos Rahne Veloza The Fart Awakens

    That's what I said

    So, since Nintendo & other Game companies exist as "person entities that have no life", the 75 year rule may not be applicable. And since seph said that company entities exist on paper (or on law a database), there's no way for their copyrights to expire.
     
    Cahos Rahne Veloza, Sep 7, 2008
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  3. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    not while the company continues to exist no, if they go into liquidation then they're dead in legal terms.

    I think theres clauses in the law accounting for the fact that companies often outlive people.
     
    Loonylion, Sep 7, 2008
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  4. billybobjrrr

    billybobjrrr Member

    i thought you were allowed roms of games you own, and roms of games you dont for up to 24 hours, and after that it becomes illegal. is this right?
     
    billybobjrrr, Sep 7, 2008
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  5. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    you are allowed to MAKE roms of games you own, for backup purposes. The 24 hour rule is bullshit, there is no such law. Romsites made that up to make people feel better. Downloading commercial roms is 100% completely and utterly illegal
     
    Loonylion, Sep 7, 2008
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