Emulation - The Legalities, Ethics, Benefits and Drawbacks

[Zkuq]

CladInShadows said:

Zkuq said:

What's the difference between emulation being piracy unless you own the game and emulation being OK unless you pirate the game? They seem the same to me.

Let's take emulation out of the equation.  Piracy is illegal.  If you play a game you don't own, you pirated it.  If you play a game you do own, you did not pirate it.  And adding emulation back in...if you emulate a game you down own, it's piracy.  If you emulate a game you do own, it's not piracy. 

Emulation and piracy are two separate concepts.  Emulation is just one (of many) way to play a game you either pirated or did not pirate.

If you admit they're different, act like it instead of saying emulation is piracy unless something. By saying what you did, you paint a narrative instead of conveying the truth.