Andrew Suffield wrote: > On Sun, Jun 27, 2004 at 09:12:03PM -0400, Anthony DeRobertis wrote: > >>> That second case is pretty much where we stand with a *lot* of >>> game console emulators out there -- the only way to get data to >>> use with them is to break the law. Wonderful. >> >>Is it illegal if I own a game cartridge, and dump it? That part >>probably isn't; US copyright law, at least, give me permission to make >>a backup copy. > > I'm not aware of any relevant precedents, but at least some of the big > console companies have stated in the past that (a) this is okay, and > (b) it doesn't have to be a dump of *your* cartridge either - you just > have to own one.
Really? I would be interested to know which console companies, since most of them try to pretend that emulation is always illegal. - Josh Triplett
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