Play! (PS2) and Ares (multi platform) - progress reports

Someone asked this on reddit, the answer from the creator:"I test and update compatibility information for both projects, they're not related in any way "

Only ps2 emulator stolen code drama i see on a search is DamonPS2 for android using PCSX2 code without respecting the license and making it closed source.

I don't know, I never heard about something like that.