Reply #77: Some have actually enforced copyrights they have no intention [View All]

of exercising.

I personally have no difficulties with someone having- for example- six different emulators, each with hundreds of roms. I would go so far as to say that even N64 emulators/roms should be fair game, given the current console generation we're in.

I iwill publicly state I do use- or try to use- a PS2 emulator I just got to play my PURCHASED discs on my PC while someone else is watching TV. The question is- is simply having the BIOS of the PS2 copyright infringement? Well, I don't know- I have a PS2 sitting not ten feet from me, and I can rip the BIOS off there, onto my hard drive.... is THAT "fair use", since I own the PS2?

Basically, this whole entire thread is a PERFECT example of why we need serious copyright reform- and by "reform", I don't mean a tweak here and there, but a complete chucking of the current system.

Our system of copyright is BROKEN. The DMCA does far more harm than good. Is it even possible that we can factor in the concept of software "piracy" (using quotes because it's not, really) so everyone is happy? I doubt it.

One thing is certain: we need to readdress our idea of copyright, we need to bring content producers to heel, and we need to regulate software pricing. Those things, together, WILL eliminate a lot of the "piracy" that goes on today.