Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-11-02 16:27:20 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7492C48573E949CDB9113C2DDC7846A610ECFA0E0A7ED1A695A9743197BA86DE
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Original Note:
It is false that "emulation is illegal". While companies like Sony make this claim, they always fail in court. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Computer_Entertainment,_Inc._v._Connectix_Corp. Most emulators are open-source and developed by communities in the open. What is illegal is distributing copyrighted games/ROM files.
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