Emulation - The Legalities, Ethics, Benefits and Drawbacks

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Azuren said:
Emulators are legal. ROMs are legal.

Playing the ROM of a game you don't own, digitally or otherwise, is illegal.

Technically it might be the act of downloading a ROM is illegal and not playing the ROM of a game you don't own, but I'm not sure. Either way, that's just a minor detail that has no effect on your point, which sums up the situation really well.