mesamune@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 hours agoNintendo Is Now Going After YouTube Accounts Which Show Its Games Being Emulatedwww.timeextension.comexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1349arrow-down17cross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
arrow-up1342arrow-down1external-linkNintendo Is Now Going After YouTube Accounts Which Show Its Games Being Emulatedwww.timeextension.commesamune@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 hours agomessage-square40fedilinkcross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
minus-squaretabular@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up58arrow-down1·16 hours agoIf you paid for it then it’s your game - not their game. (Don’t care if you ripped it yourself or not)
minus-squareyeehaw@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 minutes agoLike everything these days, ten bucks says “Naw you licensed it” with all these conditions attached. Corporate fine print is so out of control in the 21st century.
minus-squarecelsiustimeline@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 hours agoExactly. This is settled law. Backing up your own games and playing them via emulation is legal and not copyright infringement. DMCA’s should not apply here.
minus-squarefuzzzerd@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·40 minutes agoShould is the key word here. You pay a lawyer to find out, which probably isn’t worth it.
If you paid for it then it’s your game - not their game.
(Don’t care if you ripped it yourself or not)
Like everything these days, ten bucks says “Naw you licensed it” with all these conditions attached.
Corporate fine print is so out of control in the 21st century.
Exactly. This is settled law. Backing up your own games and playing them via emulation is legal and not copyright infringement. DMCA’s should not apply here.
Should is the key word here. You pay a lawyer to find out, which probably isn’t worth it.