not certain about other emulators, but certainly spectrum emulation is a grey area. most software houses/copyright holders of old speccy games are happy to let their work into the public domain. some downright refuse (hello codemasters).
there's a huge list of what's "free", what's restricted, and what's "in-the-air" on WOS.
one deciding point is that the machine itself can be considered public domain (amstrad released the roms to the public).
so there are two factors when it comes to emulation -- is the emulator allowed, and is playing the games allowed? guess we should ask the ISDA.
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not certain about other emulators, but certainly spectrum emulation is a grey area. most software houses/copyright holders of old speccy games are happy to let their work into the public domain. some downright refuse (hello codemasters). there's a huge list of what's "free", what's restricted, and what's "in-the-air" on WOS.
one deciding point is that the machine itself can be considered public domain (amstrad released the roms to the public).
so there are two factors when it comes to emulation -- is the emulator allowed, and is playing the games allowed? guess we should ask the ISDA.