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> You can't ignore the entire idea of intellectual property just because you have a physical disc or cartridge in your possession. There are arguments to be made against IP but this is just lazy.

But IP law says nothing about interaction with already-existing copies. This just isn't about copyright at all.


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wilsonnb310/01/2024

Thanks to the DMCA's anti circumvention provisions, it is sort of about copyright

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jachee10/01/2024

Okay, so how do you plug a proprietary Switch cart into a PC to play your “already-existing copy” on an emulator?

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