NintendoAge http://nintendoage.com/forum/ -Sqooner Has anyone really been arrested for downloading roms? http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=106886 2013-07-08T08:44:35 -05.00 Mooninite 18 Originally posted by: jonnylentilbean

Originally posted by: dra600n

Originally posted by: ulasamosa

If so it would be one of those cases where they simply decide to make an example out of someone. People download terabytes of bootleg media all the time yet the people you always see arrested downloaded like 4 songs and 1 movie. Stupid.

It's the other way around for why the get arrested. They get arrested for sharing, not downloading.

yup! once people are downloading FROM you, the violation of copyright law becomes an issue.
  Untrue. The using/downloading of a ROM is also copyright infringement. Has anyone been arrested? Not that I'm aware of, yet. I've seen my fair share of C&D letters though, from both sides (hosting/downloading).
]]> Has anyone really been arrested for downloading roms? http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=106886 2013-07-08T04:11:51 -05.00 Mooninite 18 Has anyone really been arrested for downloading roms? http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=106886 2013-07-08T03:23:00 -05.00 Mooninite 18 Originally posted by: Toast

i think i'm just going to download one game.. probably wont hurt me..


I'm calling the police right now you criminal! ]]> Has anyone really been arrested for downloading roms? http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=106886 2013-07-08T02:34:06 -05.00 Mooninite 18
Something I have wondered about though after reading an article awhile back on piracy is how much of the stuff distributed comes from internal sources? The article I read regarding movie piracy basically made the claim that a lot of the movies that get leaked online are done so as attempts at some type of corporate sabotage or attack. I have wondered about this with games also. Your competitor releases a big game and you are worried so you upload their content online to deprive them profits. This could backfire though as some kind of reverse marketing scenario haha. Thoughts? ]]> Has anyone really been arrested for downloading roms? http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=106886 2013-07-07T23:35:05 -05.00 Mooninite 18
Ironically later on when I switched to a new ISP, they accidentally assigned me a banned IP number that someone else had tainted with illegal activity. I had to call up and get them to fix me a new number. ]]> Has anyone really been arrested for downloading roms? http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=106886 2013-07-07T23:23:55 -05.00 Mooninite 18 Originally posted by: th0rpe

If the 4 Terabytes of Blu-Ray rips sitting on my hard drive are any indication, I'd say you'll be fine downloading a game or 2. or over 9,000.

You didn't mention the dead prostitute in the trunk of your car. ]]> Has anyone really been arrested for downloading roms? http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=106886 2013-07-07T22:12:51 -05.00 Mooninite 18 Has anyone really been arrested for downloading roms? http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=106886 2013-07-07T22:09:41 -05.00 Mooninite 18 Has anyone really been arrested for downloading roms? http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=106886 2013-07-07T21:53:31 -05.00 Mooninite 18 Has anyone really been arrested for downloading roms? http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=106886 2013-07-07T21:43:39 -05.00 Mooninite 18