I’d like to point out that parts of that are disputed (specifically, the bit about cart copiers being illegal)

The funny part is, they kept me from selling my Wii on there because it had the homebrew channel on there. But this they allow.

Yes, yes, we get it. Wrestling is fake. You’re very clever. Shut up.

If you’re an occasional baker, chances are you have a big, barely-used tub of Crisco somewhere.

Most store-bought frosting is basically Crisco, sugar, flavoring, and coloring, whipped together. So why not?

It’s all in the implementation of them.

I give what I get, what can I say.

Ohhhhhh, I see. You’re making the claim that the emulation itself is the infringement, and not the video. Well, that’s just patently false. Reverse engineering, cloning, and emulating systems has been shown to be legitimate and legal in the courts again and again and again, even when done for commercial purposes.…

The 280-character limit is a terrible idea. The whole beauty of Twitter is that it forces you to express your ideas concisely (1/47)

These guys are not distributing any form of Persona 5 - demo, full version, or otherwise. All they are distributing is screenshots and video, and that is for the purpose of demonstrating that their emulator can run it. If you’re not arguing about the screenshots and video, then what the hell are you arguing about?

These guys aren’t selling the content either. They’re selling a tool used to play the content. You still have to actually buy or otherwise acquire the content to play it. The emulator is no more a piracy tool than a PC is.

First off, you assume wrong. When we’re talking about games based on optical media, especially ones made recently, playing legitimately purchased games on an emulator is, in all likelihood, a just-as or even more common use case than playing pirated games.

No, not a big difference. Development takes time, and people gotta eat.

It can’t be Fair Use if there is a distinct revenue tied to the distribution and production of that product.

They’re not saying “You can play a pirated version of Persona 5 with our emulator.” They’re saying “You can play Persona 5 with our emulator.”

And it could be argued that this is fair use, as it is for the sole purpose of demonstrating the technical capabilities of the emulator and not intended to imply any sort of endorsement.

The sad thing is that Connectix won their case, but still went bankrupt from the cost of the litigation.

And who are you to dictate a website’s editorial mission?

And you think that entitles you to something?

And maybe, if that’s what you’re looking for, you should not have clicked on the obvious political article.