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[SpiDoL]

I want to clarify something that's been bothering me for a while:

1. Is it OK to download a game you legally own?
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2. Is it OK to download the BIOS file for a console you legally own?

I bought my WrestleFest motherboard so I could legally download the ROM for use with emulators. But according to the MAME team, you can't do that. They say in order for it to be completely legal, you have to dump the data from your own motherboard to your computer.

Also, I own two PS2 consoles, but I always download my BIOS file to use in PCSX2. But the PCSX2 team literally forces you to dump your own BIOS from your own console, not caring that you need a modchip installed in your PS2 in order to dump it.

Is this true? Do I really have to do what these people say in order to call myself legit? Or are these people just a bunch of evil ***** who like to impose their will on others just because they think they're right?

I do want to be a legal gamer, but I don't have to be 100% clean. And IMO, anyone who expects you to be is a psychopath.