Quote Originally Posted by Renmiri View Post
Nope, Nintendo doesn't get to make law in any country

There is this myth that if you delete a ROM after 24 hours you are safe no matter if it was not yours. If it is your own ROM obtained legally I think you don't have to but if it isn't, I don't think 24 hours makes a difference, you are still wrong, it's just harder for them to catch you.
Hmm... what if I rename it. =D Purely hypothetically, it's a different file.

I see what you mean, but it seems that we have different definitions of Abandoware. Since there is no official definition, neither of us is wrong. In my understanding, Abandonware is a piece of software for which the company has given up the licence. You'll find a plenty of them online. Most SNES/NES ROMs however aren't.

PS: It's all good and fine, but has anybody ever heard of anybody getting busted for downloading a 15 year old ROM?