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    Hello friends from emuparadise. For some reason, this year is when I completely had a mind shift of what I was doing on the internet. And if what I do could get me sued, arrested, or whatever else... So it would be appreciated if someone could ease my mind, so I could feel safe while using this site. Is it illegal to download games from this site? I don't care about the morality part, I just don't want the dmca emailing my dad when I was... Torrenting some suggestive stuff... If it is illegal, is it enforced? Or highly monitored? I just want to know all the legal concerns. Since the information on yahoo is pretty convoluted. Anyways, I hope someone could help.

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    Hi Nintenboy, welcome to Emuparadise

    I'm going to refer you to this thread where this subject was discussed not too long ago. To sum it up, it depends on the country. While some allow you to have copies of your own games, others forbid it as well. As for how prosecuted it is, again, it varies from one country to another. Downloading shouldn't be a problem for most people; massive uploads, on the other hand, could be more problematic in certain countries.

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    I like to think of downloading anything in general as an educational venture. If you're in America, by regulation standards, you could say it was a religion of mine. I am protected by my constitution.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CrystalTyler View Post
    I like to think of downloading anything in general as an educational venture. If you're in America, by regulation standards, you could say it was a religion of mine. I am protected by my constitution.
    I used the "EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE!!!!/religion"-defense when I was arrested for sexual assault. Didn't work that well.

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    This is no different than asking your crack dealer if it's dangerous.

    In any case, there are very few instances where downloaders are/can be charged with anything. It's also unheard of when the property is no longer supported; ie. Vintage roms.

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