Hi, I would like to make a website about emulation but I have some doubts about it. I don't know what's legal and what's illegal.
First:
For example, if I provide roms that I don't have the real game? I know that you need to have the original game to have the copy of it, but in this case too? Ok...let's say that it is illegal anyway, but I know many sites that have ALL roms of many systems...and I think it is impossible to have so many games at home...they are thousands...so if I only have them to provide selected material that I found in the web to the users, is that legal?
Second:
I would use images from mario and sonic...do I need to have the permission of Nintendo and Sega to use their images? Many sites have mario(emutalk for example), sonic, zelda e many other copyrighted characters...so I don't know if is legal to use them...
Sorry about my english!
First:
For example, if I provide roms that I don't have the real game? I know that you need to have the original game to have the copy of it, but in this case too? Ok...let's say that it is illegal anyway, but I know many sites that have ALL roms of many systems...and I think it is impossible to have so many games at home...they are thousands...so if I only have them to provide selected material that I found in the web to the users, is that legal?
Second:
I would use images from mario and sonic...do I need to have the permission of Nintendo and Sega to use their images? Many sites have mario(emutalk for example), sonic, zelda e many other copyrighted characters...so I don't know if is legal to use them...
Sorry about my english!