Legal Guide: Is Downloading Retro Game Files (ROMs) Illegal?

Legal Guide: Is Downloading Retro Game Files (ROMs) Illegal?

Last updated: 22JUL2022 (see Changelog for details)

The files needed to run retro games are fairly easy to find on the Internet, but is the act of downloading these files illegal? Turns out the answer is not easy to pin down, because video game copyright has not been tested in court. So let’s look at what we know at this moment in history.

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