Downloading Emulators and ROMs - is it Right?
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Almost everyone I know has downloaded an emulator or ROM (read-only memory) at least once. If you don’t know what emulators are, they are programs that act as a game system of some kind: NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, etc. ROMs are the games.
I’m not 100% positive on this but I believe it is actually legal to download them if you have actually owned the game before. On the other hand, what if you have never owned the game before, or even the system? What is the difference in you buying it from someone on eBay and downloading it if they no longer make the game? You aren’t giving the company that made the game the money for it. You are giving it to some random person.
For games that are currently available in stores, though, I think that is wrong. You are stealing from the company then. What are your thoughts on emulators and ROMs?
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