Legal Information (Copyrights, Emulators, ROMs, etc.)

[Dude111]

Ah i see buddy...

That game was running an 80s rom (Ms. pacman) -- Would they care?? (They dont even offer that game anymore (They offer garbage now))

[FatTrucker]

Ah i see buddy...

That game was running an 80s rom (Ms. pacman) -- Would they care?? (They dont even offer that game anymore (They offer garbage now))

Yep. Unfortunately the law doesn't discriminate between whether a game is new, old or any good for that matter. The site has to have a clear policy on copyright material and apply it across the board, not let the users pick and choose whether we think something is an acceptable risk or not. thats what the mods and admin are there for.

[legalrights]

A video game console emulator is a program that allows a computer or modern console (cross-console emulation) to emulate a different video game console's behavior. Emulators are most often used to play older video games on personal computers and modern video game consoles, but they are also used to play games translated into other languages or modify (or hack) existing games. Emulators are also a useful tool in the development process of homebrewed demos and new games for older systems.

[TchuBacha]

Thanks legalrights. 'cos none of us knew that already....

[Dude111]

A video game console emulator is a program that allows a computer or modern console (cross-console emulation) to emulate a different video game console's behavior. Emulators are most often used to play older video games on personal computers and modern video game consoles, but they are also used to play games translated into other languages or modify (or hack) existing games. Emulators are also a useful tool in the development process of homebrewed demos and new games for older systems.

Heh thank you for the info and welcome to the site