Can you legally rip and use a ROM from your own DS carts

rubadub

I heard it is illegal to download ready ripped roms but it might be legal to rip your own and use them. Is this true?

animaX

Are you really gonna backup a legit game and load it?! Or are you looking for an excuse!

Dozen Wicked Words

I think Nintendo would still frown upon it, its not like the game cards are that big to carry around!

No, its not

rubadub

animaX wrote: »

Are you really gonna backup a legit game and load it?! Or are you looking for an excuse!

A mates kid has 40+ games, it is a lot of moneys worth to be lugging around for a 5 year old, which he could lose or have stolen, it is also much handier to have them all on a single menu.

Dozen Wicked Words

rubadub wrote: »

A mates kid has 40+ games, it is a lot of moneys worth to be lugging around for a 5 year old, which he could lose or have stolen, it is also much handier to have them all on a single menu.

Why would anyone, including a 5 year old want to carry every single game around with them? Regardless of how handy it would or wouldnt be doesnt make it legal LOL.
:rolleyes:

Flacks aka Dave

Its a gray area but it is legal to make a digital backup copy of any game, music or video you purchase ( unless the manufacturer states other wise )... it becomes illegal when you distribute them to others ( aka piracy ) or download them from others

Flacks aka Dave

Flacks aka Dave wrote: »

Its a gray area but it is legal to make a digital backup copy of any game, music or video you purchase

No its not.

CutzEr

Yes it is.

How the hell would you do it anyways?? I'll probably google it and find out anyways :P

Flacks aka Dave

@ Jabba - Sorry mate but i think you'll find your wrong, also please don't reply unless you can say more than just no its not, give us your reasons why you think this

@ CutzEr - I'm not sure how its done with NDS but with the likes of PC, 360, PS3, music and videos its as simple as copying a folder but ill leave it at that as this ain't the forum for discussion of such matters

valleyoftheunos

Flacks aka Dave wrote: »

Its a gray area but it is legal to make a digital backup copy of any game, music or video you purchase ( unless the manufacturer states other wise )... it becomes illegal when you distribute them to others ( aka piracy ) or download them from others

I'd be very wary about this assertion, Where did you get your information Flacks? To the best of my knowledge you aren't entitled to make "backups". As far as copyright law is concerned a copy is a copy regardless of its intended use and its illegal.

I also believe that its the copying of copyrighted material that is the act of piracy (ie copyright theft) not the distribution of such material.

FutureGuy

IIFC, it WAS legal to make a back-up of software you purchased, but the law in Ireland changed about 6 years ago with little fanfare.

Flacks aka Dave

FutureGuy wrote: »

IIFC, it WAS legal to make a back-up of software you purchased, but the law in Ireland changed about 6 years ago with little fanfare.

oops so my info is 6 years old
hahaha
sorry about that guys

parvus

Considering they are selling Ds homebrew cards in Cartridge World in Cork City i don't think the guards will be knocking your door down for making legitimate back ups

FruitLover

Could he not buy the kid a book or a football or something, instead of 40+ games?

parvus

Penguin 100 Classic Books for the Ds
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
Both problems solved:D

valleyoftheunos

parvus wrote: »

Considering they are selling Ds homebrew cards in Cartridge World in Cork City i don't think the guards will be knocking your door down for making legitimate back ups

Homebrew and the R4 carts used for it aren't illegal. using them for copyrighted material is.

Whether the guards or Nintendo's lawyers are likely to get involved or not isn't really the issue, its still illegal. If people are going copy games, movies or whatever they shouldn't be under the illusion that what they are doing is within the law.

Dozen Wicked Words

I thought I read somewhere that the actual cards contain some copyrighted Nintendo protocol that meant even with homebrew they weren't technically legal.

There is a card by I-cheat, called the icheat pro or superduper or plus or something which allows the running of homebrew but not commercial ROMS, they used to advertise them in N-Revolution when the Mag still existed. I never got one though, so not sure what they were like.

I dont know how aggresively ALL the other card makers would be pursued though. If they started selling them with Commercial ROMS on board I think thats when the authorities would start cracking down.

theirish

Does Cartridge World give games multi games??

CutzEr

FruitLover wrote: »

Could he not buy the kid a book or a football or something, instead of 40+ games?

Orrr he could buy him Fifa 09, and 100 great classic books for nds.

Didn't notice above posts, ignore this sorry.