The "It's legal to download if you already own it" excuse is just as tired and tried as the delete after 24 hours myth rom sites have posted.
Yes it's illegal to download any copyrighted material regardless of ownership of said material as you would be downloading someone else's copy. The most legal route you can take is making a backup off of an original copy of a game that you own, and even that is questionable according to large corporations and various DMCA laws.
No one needs to know whether you download a game or not, that is the most foolish and common mistake newbies tend to make when posting here. You wouldn't rob a bank and then foolishly admit it to the police immediately after committing the act would you?
Copyright infringement isn't the same as physical theft, but you should at least try to understand the point I'm trying to make.
Yes it's illegal to download any copyrighted material regardless of ownership of said material as you would be downloading someone else's copy. The most legal route you can take is making a backup off of an original copy of a game that you own, and even that is questionable according to large corporations and various DMCA laws.
No one needs to know whether you download a game or not, that is the most foolish and common mistake newbies tend to make when posting here. You wouldn't rob a bank and then foolishly admit it to the police immediately after committing the act would you?
Copyright infringement isn't the same as physical theft, but you should at least try to understand the point I'm trying to make.