Android removes emulators

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WereKitten said:

Antabus said:

kitler53 said:

 

oh, and your arguments are pretty valid.  if there is no "legal" route available to make that purchase i can't really condemn you for finding an alternative.

So if I can't acquire something legally, it is ok to steal it? Really?

Not this again.

Digital copying is not stealing because there is no subtraction of any good. At worst it is infringement of copyright.

But - by definition - if you can't buy a copy of a game it means that by obtaining a digital copy of it you're not avoiding to pay anyone for that content, thus you're not damaging anyone with a missed sale - the only kind of damage copyright infringement can bring.

The goal of copyright is to incentive and defend the production of arts and entertainment content. How exactly would not obtaining a copy of a game that can't be bought help the authors?

Yes, in principle a damaged party could sue you for copyright infringement. Who would that be, again?

That doesn't mean that the copyright holders might sell their game at some point in the future. You can't assume you know their intentions. Thus by distributing their content available without their permission, you are taking away their right to make money on that property. It's their property, if they decide not to put it on the market for whatever reason, then that is their right. It is not your right to take that away from them.