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| Acmlm's Board - I3 Archive - General Emulation - Downloading ROMS a crime? |
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insectduel Lantern Ghost Not welcome here anymore.                   Since: 11-18-05 From: Bronx, New York Last post: 6547 days Last view: 6342 days |
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| OK, normally when an uncle comes in my house (one of my non-ROM hacking friends) I turned off the computer. But my mother complaining about my uncle does not know about illegal ROMS played with an emulator. But I felt uncomfortable with people seeing me ROM hack or playing an illegal ROM. Next Thing my mother told me that downloading ROMS is a same thing as Downloading Music or an illegal movie. Do I really steal money from affiliated gaming corporate? But they never found me yet or they would have sued me for it. (edited by insectduel on 02-14-06 02:04 PM) (edited by insectduel on 02-14-06 02:52 PM) (edited by insectduel on 02-14-06 02:54 PM) |
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Stifu   Since: 11-18-05 From: Your mom's bed Last post: 6305 days Last view: 6303 days |
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| go buy a brain on ebay plz | |||
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Kingpin Since: 11-21-05 From: Amarillo, TX Last post: 6310 days Last view: 6304 days |
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| Yes. Downloading roms is just as illegal as downloading music or movies or pirated software.
On Stifu's point, get a brain. No one gets caught, some people get caught for hosting the files but they never go looking for you. Stop being so paranoid about your uncle. Finally, take en English course to work on your grammar, its horrible. |
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insectduel Lantern Ghost Not welcome here anymore. Since: 11-18-05 From: Bronx, New York Last post: 6547 days Last view: 6342 days |
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Originally posted by Kiraxo + Grammar changed. So read above. (edited by insectduel on 02-14-06 02:55 PM) (edited by insectduel on 02-14-06 02:56 PM) |
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Cynthia Uh-huh. Since: 11-17-05 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Last post: 6304 days Last view: 6304 days |
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Use common sense.  Your family is seriously messed up if they're going to bitch at you for playing roms, and you're no better for being so paranoid about it. Grow up. |
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Hiryuu Sword Maiden Retired Admin  Since: 11-17-05 From: Nerima District - Tokyo, Japan Last post: 6304 days Last view: 6304 days |
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| You know what my parents said?
Cooooooooool. I swear to God. |
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insectduel Lantern Ghost Not welcome here anymore. Since: 11-18-05 From: Bronx, New York Last post: 6547 days Last view: 6342 days |
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| You are all against me. Even Peter_ac. I can't deal with Privacy or Piracy anymore. If they don't know it fine! I'll keep it that way as long they don't bitch about me.
You all think it's joke would'nt you. But I'm that damn serious. (edited by insectduel on 02-14-06 05:16 PM) |
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Hiryuu Sword Maiden Retired Admin Since: 11-17-05 From: Nerima District - Tokyo, Japan Last post: 6304 days Last view: 6304 days |
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Originally posted by insectduel You're an easy target...and by that, you're making yourself as such. The legality in question warrants as much worry as ripping the tag off a bed matress. That's about all you have to worry about. |
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Deleted User Banned    Since: 05-08-06 Last post: None Last view: 6304 days |
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| Believe me I downloaded tons of roms for every system and no one sued me or got into trouble and my parents don't care if I download roms. You are not stealing any money because you don't have the real game, but you do have the image of the game, but when you beat the game you can get rid of it and its not really stealing. | |||
Clockwork JB Flurry  Since: 02-12-06 From: Melbourne, Australia Last post: 6315 days Last view: 6314 days |
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| Its a bit of a morale dilemna. I mean, on one hand, the material is copyrighted property of the owner, but on the other hand, a lot of these games are almost impossible to aquire, especially, if like me, your not allowed to purchase goods over the internet. I have no qualms about downloading games for old consoles like the Super NES or the Master System, but downloading games for consoles like the GBA that are readily available in stores, for me, is morally bad. Its all about your perspective in th end and what you consider to be good or bad. | |||
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Cynthia Uh-huh. Since: 11-17-05 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Last post: 6304 days Last view: 6304 days |
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| The companies don't LIKE you downloading roms obviously but they have absolutely no interest in going after you in the first place. It's pointless. They'd rather go after the SUPPLIERS (read: web sites) since they're the ones making the material available. The police aren't going to go after the guy who bought a few pirated PS2 games from someone, they're going to go after the guy who sold the games since he's the one profiting off it. | |||
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Clockwork JB Flurry Since: 02-12-06 From: Melbourne, Australia Last post: 6315 days Last view: 6314 days |
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| Whever the authorities chase you down or not, it all comes down to what you believe is ethically correct. Its extremely unlikely that downloading roms will get you into trouble, but if what your doing to you seems to go against your morales, then you shoulds stop. Likewise with the reverse. | |||
Googie   390  Since: 11-22-05 From: Corona Queens New York Last post: 6306 days Last view: 6306 days |
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| Insey: Don't stress it, the feds, cops, etc. have more important things to worry about. With all the rapes, murders, terrorism, AIDS, world hunger, war, avian bird flu, and any horrible thing that goes on in the world, having ROMS ain't no biggie. My cousin is gonna give me his modded Xbox (not 360) I'm gonna rent alotta games at Blockbuster so I can make copies for myself that I missed out on, that doesn't mean I'm gonna sell them to people. I have a Sega Dreamcast and my brother in New Jersey made me copies of all dreamcast isos he found for me, but I won't go out and sell them.
So just relax and have a Heineken. 
Drink responsibly.  |
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Stifu Since: 11-18-05 From: Your mom's bed Last post: 6305 days Last view: 6303 days |
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Originally posted by Googie ... He is already disturbing (and disturbed) enough when sobber. |
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FreeDOS + Giant Red Koopa Legion: freedos = fritos  Since: 11-17-05 From: Seattle Last post: 6303 days Last view: 6303 days |
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| So we all got it. Downloading ROMs is illegal. The real question is the morality. You don't have the game, you want to play it, but there's no legal way without going to eBay and hoping that the item (plus the console if you don't have that) isn't for sale for an extraordinary price.
So have the Heineken even if you're underage. |
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Ailure Mr. Shine I just want peace...  Since: 11-17-05 From: Sweden Last post: 6304 days Last view: 6303 days |
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Ahh... typical people. Having to pick on others as soon they seem to ramble on senselessy.
Originally posted by ColinNah, I would say they are corperate loving rightist people. 
Note though, I hadn't heard about any person getting arrested for downloading NES and SNES rom images. Most lawsuits I hear about is about thoose 100 games in 1 controllers, and not random kids getting lawsuits. :/ In my case, it was actually my dad who introduced me to it. I must say that I was rather negative against piracy but now I don't really care, and now even goes so far that i'm planning to vote on a party with a pro-piracy opinion. |
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Trapster King Dedede Since: 11-19-05 From: Sweden Last post: 6412 days Last view: 6304 days |
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| Technically, downloading roms is illegal but people rarely cares about that and the risk of getting caught by some company is astronomical small.
Download all you want. |
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Clockwork JB Flurry Since: 02-12-06 From: Melbourne, Australia Last post: 6315 days Last view: 6314 days |
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Originally posted by FreeDOS + Lets not encourage underage drinking. Thats definently morally bad. |
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Yoronosuku Toss Tortoise Since: 11-17-05 From: Massachusetts is my new home.. Last post: 6303 days Last view: 6303 days |
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Originally posted by Millenia Hey, I'm still on parole for that..I can't believe you'd compare something as serious as ripping the tag off a matress to this. You people  |
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Zem Permabanned. Flaming, trolling, reregistering. Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6626 days Last view: 6626 days |
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Originally posted by Clockwork JB ? |
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