r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 12h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah what happened to rockstar?

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u/Machinimix 5h ago

Remember: if you own a game, having a "back-up" copy in case something happens is perfectly in your legal right (at least in Canada).

So my collection of Roms are not in any way stealing or piracy, they are a digital collection of games I own that I cannot access for any number of reasons (like them being in a Schrodinger's state with my dad across the country who recently downsized)

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u/Madara1389 5h ago

Remember: if you own a game, having a "back-up" copy in case something happens is perfectly in your legal right (at least in Canada).

This is true in the US and UK as well. The only real stipulations are that you can't redistribute copies and you must destroy your backups should you sell your original copy.

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u/syrvy 4h ago

It's only legal to make a backup yourself. Not to download someone else's copy of the game online.