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| Is gameboy emulation okay? |
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| Wedge:
--- Quote from: Scream. on April 07, 2011, 08:12:58 PM ---I may be wrong with this --- End quote --- You are. All unauthorized distribution is copyright infringement, so unless Nintendo is running the site themselves (which they're not), it's not legal. It might also be DRM circumvention, which might break the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (with the exemptions in the act itself which I am not familiar with, and the exemptions the Library of Congress made within the last year or so). Also Lugnut, allow me to direct you to this post which will address all of your questions. Short answer is post all you want on this forum about emulation, just don't talk about where you got your roms or make some kind of vague "arrrrrgh, i'm a pirate" comment. |
| Scream.:
--- Quote from: Sulfate on April 07, 2011, 08:14:52 PM ---They are playing the full version of the game for free. Piracy. A demo is a limited portion of the game, whether it be content-wise or time-limited. Playing the full version of a retail game without paying = piracy. You are an idiot. Stop trying to seem smart and learn your facts first. I believe it is you who needs to "pull your thong outta your ass". --- End quote --- Can you please cool it on the "You are an idiot" bullstuff? Seriously, you seem pretty cool til you suddenly get all defensive. You've almost lost my respect for you. Please understand that there isn't exactly many facts that you can gain on this subject. What I'm saying is that yes, it's piracy. I never denied that. But I'm trying to help you understand my point of view, which is that they're probably just testing the game before they buy it. I do the same exact thing. I play it for 5min, then decide if I wanna play it or not. Not all games have demos. But with games being so expensive nowadays, most people want to be sure that they want the game. To be fair, as long as they buy it afterwards, it shouldn't be piracy. They would have a copy of the game, and no longer have a need to use the emulated version. --- Quote from: Wedge on April 07, 2011, 08:18:27 PM ---You are. All unauthorized distribution is copyright infringement, so unless Nintendo is running the site themselves (which they're not), it's not legal. It might also be DRM circumvention, which might break the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (with the exemptions in the act itself which I am not familiar with, and the exemptions the Library of Congress made within the last year or so). Also Lugnut, allow me to direct you to this post which will address all of your questions. Short answer is post all you want on this forum about emulation, just don't talk about where you got your roms or make some kind of vague "arrrrrgh, i'm a pirate" comment. --- End quote --- Alright. And with that, I now see I'm wrong. That so hard, Sulfate? |
| Blastdown:
--- Quote from: Scream. on April 07, 2011, 08:04:15 PM ---You forgeted up on your example In this case, the emulator would be equal to a food sample at a store They give you the food sample, so you can tell whether or not you want to buy that type of food Tyler66 is doing the same thing. --- End quote --- I don't get this in the least. When did "samples" come into play? I certainly mentioned full loaves of bread being stolen. Not demonstrations. |
| Sulfate:
--- Quote from: Scream. on April 07, 2011, 08:21:36 PM ---Can you please cool it on the "You are an idiot" bullstuff? Seriously, you seem pretty cool til you suddenly get all defensive. --- End quote --- You seem to want me to apologize for having a personality. Sorry I'm not nice? --- Quote from: Scream. on April 07, 2011, 08:21:36 PM ---You've almost lost my respect for you. --- End quote --- I don't know what to say to this - you're implying your "respect for me" matters in any way. I'm not interested in what you think of me. You can feel however you want to about that! --- Quote from: Scream. on April 07, 2011, 08:21:36 PM ---Please understand that there isn't exactly many facts that you can gain on this subject. no you're right, there isn't a wikipedia article on internet piracy, and lawsuits are fictional! What I'm saying is that yes, it's piracy. I never denied that. But I'm trying to help you understand my point of view, which is that they're probably just testing the game before they buy it. I do the same exact thing. I play it for 5min, then decide if I wanna play it or not. ...which is piracy Not all games have demos. But with games being so expensive nowadays, most people want to be sure that they want the game. get a job? read reviews? watch youtube videos? To be fair, as long as they buy it afterwards, it shouldn't be piracy. Playing the result of someone else's hard work (that was meant to be bought) for free is fair? Shame on you. They would have a copy of the game, and no longer have a need to use the emulated version. --- End quote --- bold explains my thoughts above --- Quote from: Scream. on April 07, 2011, 08:21:36 PM ---That so hard, Sulfate? --- End quote --- I'm sorry you couldn't accept the right answer the first time. |
| Scream.:
--- Quote from: Sulfate on April 07, 2011, 08:26:31 PM ---You seem to want me to apologize for having a personality. Sorry I'm not nice? --- End quote --- This argument is over. I was wrong, I understand this, and you continue being a douche. From the start of this, I've been acting like it's not a big deal. Because really, it's not. It's just a debate. But you seem to have too short of a temper to keep your cool, regardless of how small the argument is. |
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