Is it piracy to download a video game from 1998 that is no longer sold, the developer is bankrupt, and the only way to play it is via a ROM?
Should you pirate? If it's an indie developer or a struggling artist, no—buy their stuff. If it's a billion-dollar corporation removing a classic cartoon to avoid paying residuals? The moral compass is yours to set. Just use a VPN and scan your downloads. r piracyu
Pirates have become the unofficial librarians of the digital age. When corporations decide that a piece of media is no longer profitable to host, they delete it from history. Pirates keep the flame alive. For thousands of titles, the only remaining copy exists on a hard drive in Germany or a seedbox in the Netherlands. The MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) and RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) spent billions trying to sue pirates into extinction. It didn't work. You cannot beat the law of supply and demand with lawyers. Is it piracy to download a video game