Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-11-02 22:12:15 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AFB02EC4A1F4129955D45D4778FD01F68FADBA86837B23B0B69A400F13EDAE48
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Original Note:
Nintendo has not officially stated that emulation itself is illegal, but they assert that emulators bypass security features, which can violate the DMCA. The legality issue mainly applies to using emulators to circumvent protections on copyrighted games  . https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/05/nintendo-wipes-out-8535-yuzu-repositories-in-one-big-dmca-takedown
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