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"Is using ROMS a crime?"

With most of the old lengendary consoles getting rare to find in stores such as SNES, Mega Drive, ect, the only way to play the games for them is to get the ROM. The regulations of using ROMS is that you must delete the file after 24 hours if you do not own the origanal game, but whats the point? Nobody's going to arrest you or even find out, so why is it still a crime?? Lets here your views...

When i was in 6th year i had 17 free periods a week, but i spent my time productively. I walked home.

Oh and Gerbil man, its spelt Know, not Knoe.

:¬)

dont worrie there on the school network under my name... never mind every ones doing it, ive got advance wars, crash bandicot XS, golden sun, and wario land. not to many.

i have about 50 games on all 4 emulators tho. i get borred at school during my freepriods. i have 11 lessions a week with 9 frees a week, lost of gaming time.

hmmmmmmmm, i will have to ask my spiritual guide about this one!

*asks spiritual guide*

he/she says 'I do not knoe!'

Another enlightening comment by the spiritual guide there.

Seriously, i dont knoe, but it doesnt really matter becuase when was the last time police came round to your house demanding to search your hard drive for illigal ROMS? Never, that when! Ahah ha ha ha ha ha!

*runs*

Owning ROMs is illegal, but if they are for the defunct consoles, nobody really cares. Having GBA ROMS could get you in trouble though.

what if you delete it then redown load it? or just say you have?

ROMS are illigal to own on your computer unless you delete them after after 24 hours or own the original cartridge, but i'm not sure any more seeing as they've stopped making most of the games now so companys wont loose any money even if you do own ROMS. Bah! just do it anyway, whos gonna find out eh?

umm you better tell them i ve got snes games, nes games, sega games, and gameboy advance games...

*runs into the sun set hugging his computer)

Yes it's a crime you naughty boy.

You better start running cause i've informed the authority's about your stash of illegal SNES games.

Tsk tsk tsk

who typed this agrement? i have many roms i dont own who cares, simple way to keep ocupied at school i say.

With most of the old lengendary consoles getting rare to find in stores such as SNES, Mega Drive, ect, the only way to play the games for them is to get the ROM. The regulations of using ROMS is that you must delete the file after 24 hours if you do not own the origanal game, but whats the point? Nobody's going to arrest you or even find out, so why is it still a crime?? Lets here your views...