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Video game libraries lose legal appeal to emulate physical game collections online (arstechnica.com)
submitted 1 week ago by RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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[–] Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's what I've been saying for awhile. If it's not readily available after a certain amount of time, for a certain amount of time, emulation should be 100% legal. Sell it to me or fuck off.

[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Emulation is 100% legal, at least in the USA. Do you mean downloading a copy of such a game from the internet? Because I would agree.

[–] Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Yes, I meant obtaining a copy and emulating it. If you can't show damages (it's not costing them sales) then it shouldn't be punishable.