For example, I own a SCPH-70004, would it be legal to download an SCPH-70004 bios from the internet?
I know nobody cares and I actually don't toothe general consensus is nobody cares
There's an Italian website where you can download Italian 3DS and DS ROMs, and every time you download one, a message box pops up saying that "by proceeding you declare to own the original cartridge and that you acknowledge that downloading a ROM of a game you don't own is illegal".ScarletKohaku said:Technically, you're downloading copyrighted material, so I don't think it is legal - regardless of whether you own the product. It's like asking if it's alright to download a ROM of a game you already own.
That definitely isn't the case for the rest of the world. To be honest, I have doubts of that being the case in Italy too. It really wouldn't surprise me if they're saying things like that to maintain an image of legitimacy.There's an Italian website where you can download Italian 3DS and DS ROMs, and every time you download one, a message box pops up saying that "by proceeding you declare to own the original cartridge and that you acknowledge that downloading a ROM of a game you don't own is illegal".
Is it like this in the rest of the world or is it just in Italy?
That "message" makes no sense to me from a pirate's perspective. Obviously if they owned the game they would be playing their own copy of it or attempting to rip it themselves and not bother with any other sources. I can't see how it protects the site either as they are still held responsible for illegally distributing.There's an Italian website where you can download Italian 3DS and DS ROMs, and every time you download one, a message box pops up saying that "by proceeding you declare to own the original cartridge and that you acknowledge that downloading a ROM of a game you don't own is illegal".
Is it like this in the rest of the world or is it just in Italy?
There's an Italian website where you can download Italian 3DS and DS ROMs, and every time you download one, a message box pops up saying that "by proceeding you declare to own the original cartridge and that you acknowledge that downloading a ROM of a game you don't own is illegal".
Is it like this in the rest of the world or is it just in Italy?
(The SCPH-70004 is a slim PS2)I don't know if someone has created a worthwhile open source/free replacement BIOS for the PS1 yet.