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LEAVE THE BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY ALONE (thelemmy.club)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/slop@hexbear.net
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Nintendofans defending the honor of their billion dollar company from the evils of Internet piracy
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[–] 80 points 6 months ago (4 children)

I do agree the whole "oh no I'm just emulating to preserve games that can't be acquired otherwise" excuse cringy.

I emulate everything, because I want to. Because piracy is cool. Because I want the entire ROM set. I'll pirate everything, I don't give a shit, I don't have noble reasons. Intellectual property means nothing to me.

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  • [–] 26 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    there are a whole shitload of lost films from early cinema and even TV shows as late as whatever doctor who episodes are missing

    mainline pokemon isn't in danger of becoming lost media but a bunch of other stuff is or has been lost.

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  • [–] 14 points 6 months ago

    I don't think they are arguing against preservation though, they are criticizing a specific type of person who is opposed to unofficial emulation unless it's the only option. There are a shocking number of people out there who will avoid options that are both cheaper and higher quality than official means of playing games just because they respect IP rights.

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