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And Bambauer is quick to admit itвЂ™s not a perfect one. Now, this isnвЂ™t black and white just a potential legal argument. вЂњThe argument would be thereвЂ™s no market harm here that itвЂ™s not substituting for a purchase.вЂќ вЂњYouвЂ™re not giving the game to anybody else, youвЂ™re just playing a game you already own on your phone,вЂќ said Bambauer. He says he could imagine a few possible defensible scenarios.В вЂњIf I own a copy of Super Mario World, I can play it whenever I want,вЂќ he notes, вЂњbut what IвЂ™d really like to do is play it on my phone or my laptop.вЂќВ In this case, downloading a ROM could be legally defensible. вЂњFair use is a fuzzy standard, not a rule,вЂќ Bambauer explained. Then, according to Bambauer, you might be covered by fair use. ThatвЂ™s fairly clear cut, right? And it more or less aligns with the language regarding ROMs on NintendoвЂ™s website, where the company argues that downloading any ROM, whether you own the gameВ or not, is illegal.Д«ut is there a legal defense? Possibly, if you already own a Super Mario World cartridge.

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ItвЂ™s no different from downloading a movie or TV show that you donвЂ™t own.В вЂњLetвЂ™s assume I have an old Super Nintendo, and I love Super Mario World, so I download a ROM and play it,вЂќ said Bambauer.

To begin: downloading a copy of a game you donвЂ™t own is not legal. The Possible Exception for ROMs: Fair Use

But even ROMs exist in a bit of a grey area, according to Bambauer.

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