I've been lurking for a few days now and I've been noticing my old nemesis appearing in a few threads: emulation myths. Both users and mods alike have been saying a lot of questionable things and this has to be dealt with. Ignorance is the enemy here.
--Edited by the admins of this website. This is true depending on your country you currently are living in.
1. If I own a copy of a game, I can download a back-up of that game off the internet legally.
False. Buying a copy of a game does not give you unlimited rights to that product. It just means that you've purchased the right to play that copy of that title. That's it. If you are caught pirating a game from the internet, you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, which includes heavy fines and prison.
--Edited by the admins of this website. This is 100% not true.
2. If I own a copy of a game, I can create a back-up of that game and use it in an emulator legally.
False. This and the former myth are very much alike, but I wanted to separate them on this forum to make a point. I've seen many users and even a few mods saying this. They're wrong. The copying of the data off your game disc to create a back-up image is illegal. This is covered in your End-User Agreement. Creating unauthorized copies of your game is illegal. If caught, you will receive the same punishment from your represented country as stated in the last myth. As said before, you're buying the right to play that copy. That's it. You're not buying unlimited rights to distribute, copy, and reproduce that product. You are not a publisher.
That's all I got off the top of my head. If you know any other myths, post them here. I might post a few more after thinking for a bit.
Anyway, the point of this thread is to say that if you are playing any other games with Dolphin other than home brew games, YOU ARE BREAKING THE LAW. Emulators themselves are not illegal, but what they are used for is illegal; however, I'm not seeing emulator authors blocking the ability to play official games. I don't see that ever happening.
Now, before you flame me, read your end-user agreement at the back of your manual. I'm right. Get over it. If you use Dolphin to play any official games, whether or not you backed them up yourself or not is irrelevant; you're a pirate.
--Edited by the admins of this website. Your wrong. Get over it.
--Edited by the admins of this website. This is true depending on your country you currently are living in.
1. If I own a copy of a game, I can download a back-up of that game off the internet legally.
False. Buying a copy of a game does not give you unlimited rights to that product. It just means that you've purchased the right to play that copy of that title. That's it. If you are caught pirating a game from the internet, you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, which includes heavy fines and prison.
--Edited by the admins of this website. This is 100% not true.
2. If I own a copy of a game, I can create a back-up of that game and use it in an emulator legally.
False. This and the former myth are very much alike, but I wanted to separate them on this forum to make a point. I've seen many users and even a few mods saying this. They're wrong. The copying of the data off your game disc to create a back-up image is illegal. This is covered in your End-User Agreement. Creating unauthorized copies of your game is illegal. If caught, you will receive the same punishment from your represented country as stated in the last myth. As said before, you're buying the right to play that copy. That's it. You're not buying unlimited rights to distribute, copy, and reproduce that product. You are not a publisher.
That's all I got off the top of my head. If you know any other myths, post them here. I might post a few more after thinking for a bit.
Anyway, the point of this thread is to say that if you are playing any other games with Dolphin other than home brew games, YOU ARE BREAKING THE LAW. Emulators themselves are not illegal, but what they are used for is illegal; however, I'm not seeing emulator authors blocking the ability to play official games. I don't see that ever happening.
Now, before you flame me, read your end-user agreement at the back of your manual. I'm right. Get over it. If you use Dolphin to play any official games, whether or not you backed them up yourself or not is irrelevant; you're a pirate.
--Edited by the admins of this website. Your wrong. Get over it.