the game is 119+ used, thats pretty expensive, but its 25.90 used, which isnt bad. To be fair this is the first time ive checked the pricing in YEARS, last time i checked it was 50 just for a used copy which is expensive considering its a ps1 game. Whether Panzer Dragoon or whatever cost more is irrelevant.

on a side note. Sales2099 stop hating! Play Halo or something

It is relevant. FF7 was released by the millions. That's why it's not as valuable on the secondary market today. Panzer Dragoon Saga is an example of a game that was released in the US in less than 30,000 copies. It's used value nas gone up while FF7 has gone down. Any out of print game is going to cost more today new than it did when it was still in production. The real show of value is in the used price because that what gamers pay to play, not just rich collectors with too much money in their pocket.

that goes without saying, just wasnt sure what panzer dragoon has to do with FF7 or what you were trying to prove. I still think 25 plus for a used copy of a PS1 game in 2013 is still much, thats still fifteen dollars more than it cost to just DL the thing of a PSN, especially if you just care about playing the game.

That's why I asked "What is your definition of 'expensive'." The word is relative.

I agree with you that FF7 has an inflated used price. There are millions of them out there, but there are also millions of fans. A common game can hold it's value if it continues to be popular. If Panzer Dragoon Saga had as many fans wanting to play it as FF7 the 30,000 Panzer Dragoon Saga copies out there would be worth an insane amount. I'd love to know if the PSN and PC digital versions of FF7 has effected the used price of the PSX original.

1. No, copyright (in difference to patents) work wihtout you doing anything. If you create something, you have the copyright. You don't have to do anything for it.

2. Yes, because it is the easy point to make cases. The fines are usually higher and the lawyers can get more money for suing the distributors. That doesn't mean, that consuming pirated media isn't illegal. It is. But usually no one bothers. The catch here is USUALLY. Another catch is - if you use P2P, you not only downloading the stuff, but also distribute it.

3. No, it is illegal if you copied the ROM from the internet. At least in most countries (that is not so similar in each country). If you dump the ROM yourself, you can play it legally on the emulator. As long as you don't distribute it. And some countries disallow breaking a copy-protection in the process of copying. What counts as a copy-protection is a question for courts.

4. Hmm, probably the countries cannot bring their case to the court and enforce their rights. But is illegal to copy anyways. And if some local distributor gets the rights he can enforce it.

That said, I think all the copyright-stuff is stupidly overexaggerated. Yes, piracy is bad. But playing a game I couldn't play otherwise (or watch movies, hear music) should be allowed. Anime often is illegally copied, but otherwise it wouldn't come to the west in many cases in the first place. So we westerners would lose this culture. We need a copyright-reform, that allows people to do stuff, that doesn't harm the creator.

I can do both.

I dont see a sequel being announced. Jus saying. Nm, enjoy your game.

i suppose you can

Why is an 18-year-old SNES game such a Megaton? Not trolling, honestly curious.