Are Roms Legal?

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They're illegal any way you look at them.
However, our NFES is legal through a series of loopholes. :P

Here's hoping it is.  ::)

[zeldaguy6]

so is torrenting!

Torrenting in general isn't illegal. What's illegal is torrenting things that aren't supposed to be free.

meh, so very true... im talking about like itunes music and crap. but i suppose.

[Oren]

They're illegal any way you look at them.
However, our NFES is legal through a series of loopholes. :P

wow thats good.... what loopholes?

[Jono2]

They're illegal any way you look at them.
However, our NFES is legal through a series of loopholes. :P

wow thats good.... what loopholes?

it would be illegal, but it's stored on the RAM, so once you close the page, it's as if you never played the game.

[DRIFTYOSHIZERO11]

I would believe they are illegal if you do not have the original cartirige and if you attempt to sell the rom at any cost.

I wonder if roms are illegal, then why do all the sites that have them haven't been forced to close? I know they can't find all but, they are easily seen.

[Shrodu]

It's legal.....until you get caught.   Asking and supplying is illegal, though.

[extraz]

homebrew only, thats all thats legal, everything else is owned by whatever company that made it.

games by companies that don't exist anymore should be cool.

[DSMASTER17]

ROMs are 100% illegal.

That is, unless YOU legally obtain one by getting it on your own without downloading it.

[Linkmaster404]

im going to say there illegal.

[The Seventh]

ROMS = illegal, PERIOD.

Always, no exceptions.

ROMs are 100% illegal.

That is, unless YOU legally obtain one by getting it on your own without downloading it.

Pretty much.

[Oren]

They're illegal any way you look at them.
However, our NFES is legal through a series of loopholes. :P

wow thats good.... what loopholes?

it would be illegal, but it's stored on the RAM, so once you close the page, it's as if you never played the game.

oh... ok.. that kinda makes sence

[Zovistograt]

By law, technically yes, but I'd say it's in the same league as downloaded music and movies in terms of ethics.

[DRIFTYOSHIZERO11]

Ok...So ROMs are ILLEGAL if you attemt to sell them. Basically if someone asks for it and someone gives it to them(even if it's free) it's still illegal. Now, in my school, people have ROMs but the school officer(he is real police) didn't say we can't have them(He's strict about this stuff). He said that if we give it away to someone else then we'd get in trouble but, other than that....I don't really know.

[Silverhawk79]

They're illegal any way you look at them.
However, our NFES is legal through a series of loopholes. :P

wow thats good.... what loopholes?

it would be illegal, but it's stored on the RAM, so once you close the page, it's as if you never played the game.

Exactly. ;o

[Rayquarian]

they are 100% illegal period! it does not matter if you have the a legit copy they are illegal

True, but how else do you expect me to play Earthbound?