Doctor_MG said:
I think that the distribution of ROMs is MORE than this regarding copyright infringement. ROMs are legitimate games that you are supposed to pay for. ROM's are only legal when you make your own copy of a game that you own. ROM sites allow anyone to download games that they may or may not own. No one with legitimate copies of these games needs a ROM site, so the people getting upset are most often people who don't own legitimate copies of the games. This isn't even getting into the discussion of many ROM sites utilizing payment systems and advertisements, therefore receiving monetary compensation off another's work without paying a portion of said compensation to the owner. |
The legalities of Roms actually varies from region to region... Pretty sure in the USA you are not allowed to circumvent copy protection mechanisms in order to do a ROM dump... Where-as here it's perfectly legal.
Some countries also allow you to download ROM's if you own the original media in some form...
The thing with websites though is that there is a bit of a grey area, the website doesn't actually make money from the Rom's themselves, they make money from the page visits, so it could be argued (Again this will vary from region to region) that they are making money on advertising clicks rather than Rom downloads.
It's a mess frankly.
| Illusion said: Sorry about the garbage and having your thread hijacked. I am not sure why people feel so compelled to jump to the defense of a giant company that makes a secondary business out of destroying the lives of average people. Honestly, I used to be a huge Nintendo fan but not so much anymore after seeing how they treat some of their biggest and most loyal fans. Just because the law allows a company to do something, doesn't mean that they should do it or that it's even moral. |
Protecting I.P is absolutely important.
You can embrace the fan community like Bethesda... Which pays off, or you can be protectionist like Nintendo which has also paid off.
It is what it is... I honestly love seeing these fan projects.
This Metroid one is interesting... But I need to ask... What would the gameplay have been like? Super Metroid is regarded as one of the best games of all time... And is certainly one of my favorite games of all time... So would it have been better to do another 2D title? Or rudimentary 3D that ages poorly? I would argue the N64 was lacking in quality 2D titles anyway...
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