Not trying to start a hellfire in here, but I just figured some would like to see evidence of the legality of dumping roms.
I'll link, but first I'll paraphrase:
Rom dumping is legal for personal use, so long as you own the game (tech. a liscence to use the game). A liscence allows you to dump your own game -- I repeat to dump your own game This does not give you permission to download a rom of it off of the internet! Ok, now here is the link...
http://www.idsa.com/faq.html
look under the heading:
U.S. Copyright laws permit making a "backup" copy of computer programs for archival purposes.
This is true as far as I know, mainly because I know the ISDA would not lie in favor of roms, despite what Nintendo may say in its faq. (Likely reasioning that saying it is ok to dump your own games will allow people to rationalize downloading them -- even when expressly told it is illegal).
Sorry if I've stepped on any toes by bringing this back up, but I had no opportunity to post it on the other thread, and I believe this information to be very relevent -- and also from a very reliable source, considering its contents.
I'll link, but first I'll paraphrase:
Rom dumping is legal for personal use, so long as you own the game (tech. a liscence to use the game). A liscence allows you to dump your own game -- I repeat to dump your own game This does not give you permission to download a rom of it off of the internet! Ok, now here is the link...
http://www.idsa.com/faq.html
look under the heading:
U.S. Copyright laws permit making a "backup" copy of computer programs for archival purposes.
This is true as far as I know, mainly because I know the ISDA would not lie in favor of roms, despite what Nintendo may say in its faq. (Likely reasioning that saying it is ok to dump your own games will allow people to rationalize downloading them -- even when expressly told it is illegal).
Sorry if I've stepped on any toes by bringing this back up, but I had no opportunity to post it on the other thread, and I believe this information to be very relevent -- and also from a very reliable source, considering its contents.