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Rom hack online legal?

Voluptua

Voluptua
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have a question.....

is it legal to put the Rome hack online so anyone can download it? Because, according to Nintendo, owning a Rome is not allowed ...
if it is legal , Are these rules for owning Roms in English states the same as in German states?

pls answer
 
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One thing you can do is submit your ROM hack but instead of supplying the ROM itself, you can use Lunar IPS to make a patch with an ".ips" extension, and distribute that. Downloaders will need their own compatible vanilla ROM and Lunar IPS to patch and thus play the game.
 
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Depends on your country as well as a body of sketchy case law.

Technically the entire rom hacking hobby violates copyright and trademark laws in multiple countries, but you don't see anyone here losing sleep over it.
 
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