Piracy double standard?
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Re: Piracy double standard? October 03, 2009 01:04AM | Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 326 |
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Re: Piracy double standard? October 03, 2009 01:42AM | Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 2,691 |
Lol, two adverbs is big for a company like nintendo....and 2 syllables each!! :OQuote
Arikado
Missed that - thanks :-)
Bias though: "very narrow limitation"
Two adverbs - yikes :O
Edit: Sorry, an adverb and an adjective. I wasn't paying enough attention...lol
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/06/2009 12:30AM by WaxyPumpkin72.
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Re: Piracy double standard? October 03, 2009 07:38AM | Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 746 |
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SifJar
They do say that you can make a backup of your games though:Quote
Nintendo Legal Site
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.
yet they later go on to say that the hardware allowing this copying (for older, cartridge based systems anyway) are illegal (if they also meant the Gamecube and Wii, specific models of LG DVD drives, and the drive in the Wii would also be illegal)
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Nintendo Legal Site
Are Game Copying Devices Illegal?
Yes. Game copiers enable users to illegally copy video game software onto floppy disks, writeable compact disks or the hard drive of a personal computer. They enable the user to make, play and distribute illegal copies of video game software which violates Nintendo's copyrights and trademarks. These devices also allow for the uploading and downloading of ROMs to and from the Internet. Based upon the functions of these devices, they are illegal.
EDIT: added the contradictory text
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/03/2009 07:40AM by cactusjack901.
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Re: Piracy double standard? October 03, 2009 08:04AM | Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 2,691 |
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Re: Piracy double standard? October 03, 2009 08:27AM | Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 703 |
@Nintendo - [www.abanet.org]
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Re: Piracy double standard? October 04, 2009 09:47PM | Admin Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 3,247 |
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Re: Piracy double standard? October 05, 2009 10:52AM | Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 157 |
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Arikado
I've been dabbling in writing DS homebrew
Fancy coding a SNES emulator?
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WaxyPumpkin72Quote
Arikado
Missed that - thanks :-)
Bias though: "very narrow limitation"
Two adverbs - yikes :O
Lol, two adverbs is big for a company like nintendo....and 2 syllables each!! :O
No: one adverb, one adjective
Also, would extracting the rom from a VC game count as a legal backup method? Perhaps not, given that we don't technically "own" VC games.
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Re: Piracy double standard? October 05, 2009 11:10AM | Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 499 |
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alainvey
Also, would extracting the rom from a VC game count as a legal backup method? Perhaps not, given that we don't technically "own" VC games.
Good point. I guess you only have the right to play the ROM, but you don't actually own it. Which is not the same case when you consider old game cartridges... Even because at the cartridge era, rules and the way of think were different...
Anyway, unless you're truly an paranoid, backuping VC games sounds dumb, for me. You can always download it again from the Shop Channel, with no hassle at all.
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