Reminds me of this story.

People say he got what he deserved and maybe so but I bet nearly all of you would change your tune if someone in a position of authority got a look at any of your hard drives.
He got the punishment he deserved. Although the bad side of me is a little disappointed he got caught. Thats one less option available for us gamers.
Well there are ROM sites, based out of certain certain countries such as Israel, where ROMs are perfectly legal. Of course it doesn't make them legal in whatever country you access the sites from.