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2024-03-23 23:52:52 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0A88048EE54209DF4A95D51A04D7784ED9DB0C59548FFA440D0B3F22867B1B1A
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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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