Why flash carts are legal?

LOL,Ive no sympathy for them companies.Heres my value on things-and bear in mind lower prices could mean more profits due to a vast sales increase.Movie-£5 tops
Music=£5 tops for an album
Games=£5 for DS , £10 tops for PS3 etc

Replying to #21

If they weren't so overpriced I would of brought way more games and downloaded less roms.
I wouldn't mind paying more for a great game or great movie, but the definition of great is different for each person.

Meh. Piracy technicly isn't stealing. Me downloading ROMs doesn't LOSE them any money as I wouldn't have bought the game anyway. The simply do not GAIN anything.

theunderling · #21LOL,Ive no sympathy for them companies.Heres my value on things-and bear in mind lower prices could mean more profits due to a vast sales increase.Movie-£5 tops
Music=£5 tops for an album
Games=£5 for DS , £10 tops for PS3 etc

movies = $0.5
musics= $0.5
Games=$0.5-$2.5

uugghh.. Downloading pirated software/games/movies is not STEALING. The guy who actually bought the software/game/movie owns the software/game/movie completely, he is aloud to do WHATEVER he wants with it. He decides to upload it and he does, he decides to give you it, so be it, he decides to copy it and give you a copy SO BE IT.:P there think of it that way.

grohI'm not good at explaining so think of it like this.
A plastic bag isn't illegal while a plastic bag filled with drugs is certainly illegal.
It depends on what's inside.

So I guess, owning the Flashcart itself is not illegal, but if the flashcart has a MicroSDCARD filled withed roms makes the Flashcart Illegal? Bc I dont really thing a MicroSDCard can be illegal :D

Meh. DOwnloading MP3s or any other lossy format could fit through the "lower quality copy" loophole.
:P

phongle123 · #26So I guess, owning the Flashcart itself is not illegal, but if the flashcart has a MicroSDCARD filled withed roms makes the Flashcart Illegal? Bc I dont really thing a MicroSDCard can be illegal :D

No. Neither the flashcard nor the microsd are illegal, it is the files on the microsd that are illegal. The hardware does not become illegal because it contains illegal software.

Replying to #28

So even if I use the flashcart, technically I wouldn't void my warranty?

Replying to #29

thats an entirely different matter that has nothing to do with the legality of flashcarts.

Loonylion · #28No. Neither the flashcard nor the microsd are illegal, it is the files on the microsd that are illegal. The hardware does not become illegal because it contains illegal software.

WAIT, so then that would mean, If someone had drugs, then the cops would be after them, but if they threw it away during the chase or so, then i guess they would stop chasing him? lol. Bc the illegal stuff is gone.

Replying to #31

No, it means the car they are driving is not illegal even when the drugs are in the car.

CoolKill3rIf you do have an original copy of it you can download the rom and have it as long as you like?But if not you may download it just to try out but have to delete it whitin 24 hours!That are the rules!!!

That is bullshit, there is no such law. It is 100% illegal in both cases, no matter how long you have it or whether you own the original.

MeinI know that Roms are illegal if you don't have the original copy.

So, if you have the actual game, it is legal to have the ROM?

Replying to #35

The actual game card, is not illegal. Since it is produced by the company that made it, and is paid for it.
Roms however, is the file that contains the game. This is illegal because you're not paying for it and the company created doesn't approve of that.This is the reason why Roms have AP's.

Kiekoes · #35So, if you have the actual game, it is legal to have the ROM?

it is legal to produce a rom for your own use (for backup purposes). it is not legal to download one.

ROM`s are legal, flashcarts are, ROM`s are illegal, when you never owned the downloaded ROM. If you have owned a game, you can legally download ROMs and use them on a flashcart.

zekezan88ROM`s are legal, flashcarts are, ROM`s are illegal, when you never owned the downloaded ROM. If you have owned a game, you can legally download ROMs and use them on a flashcart.

No
Loony already said it above you

Kiekoes · #35So, if you have the actual game, it is legal to have the ROM?

Loonylion · #37it is legal to produce a rom for your own use (for backup purposes). it is not legal to download one.

looked it up for ya:Downloading roms is legal BUT uploading them NOT.
Roms were legal but recent with the thing that nintendo signed against flashcard isn't.Roms were legal is you remove them after 24 hours.It is changing now with the anti-flash and anti-homebrew updates for DSi and WII