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==Legality of ROM images== ROM images are copyrighted code and are protected by international law. The only legal images are [[homebrew]] games of original content, created by programmers, images released into public domain, or images downloaded with the permission of the [[copyright]] holder.{{Citereq}} ===Common legality myths=== * '''24-hour rule:''' Many emulation download sites like to claim that you can keep unlawfully downloaded ROMs for 24 hours and then delete them, and still remain legally compliant with the law. This rule has no basis in fact.{{Citereq}} * '''Owning the game:''' Owning the game in its original form does not make downloading a ROM image of it legal, according to the letter of the law. The only fully legal way is to make a backup image yourself using special hardware. However, this hardware can be expensive and/or complex to create (and illegal sometimes, as is the case of Nintendo ROM image-extracting hardware), although many gamers consider it ethically correct to download an image as long as you own the original game.{{Citereq}}
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