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2023-10-31 20:01:20 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AEF1ED74E9F09CD730E28607A6BDEC68A71F7068B95EF1EB482AF132EA922DAD
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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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