Fansubs Are The Source Of All Evil, Japan Asks America to Stop Illegal Net Releases of Anime Options

[Ginta]

-from ANN, posted on 2007-10-23 15:28 EDT-

Video-sharing sites, peer-to-peer file networks spotlighted

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The Japanese government issued a formal statement of requests to the government of the United States on regulatory reform and market competition policy on October 18, and included a request for the United States to help stop the unauthorized reproduction and distribution of Japanese animation online. Specifically, the formal statement mentions the spread of Japanese animation and other materials on video-sharing sites and peer-to-peer file-sharing networks.

According to Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the distribution of copyrighted materials in the United States has increasingly damaged the creative industries of Japan. Despite frequent requests to remove unauthorized material from sites with user-submitted videos, the ministry says the fundamental problem remains unresolved for the foreseeable future. The ministry also says that the high legal costs and complex procedures of copyright infringement cases against peer-to-peer file-sharing are issues.

Japanese copyright holders have been sending increasing numbers of requests to remove unauthorized material from video-sharing sites such as Google's YouTube, and anime is its own category in several sites — inside and outside the United States — that link to file-sharing networks such as BitTorrent. The issues in the statement of requests were discussed in the fourth Japan-U.S. Trade Forum meeting which was held on October 18 in Tokyo.

Source: animeanime.jp

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[Niks]

Taka, tad tu laikam nezini par Gundam SEED (un patiesībā tā jau nebija pirmā mecha, kurai amīši ko tādu nodarīja) - pistoles tajā, piemēram, šauj ar krāsainiem lāzera stariem (ja nu kāds piemirsa, tad oriģinālajā versijā pistoles joprojām izmantoja lodes), un arī kopējais vardarbības līmenis ir salīdzinoši zems. Cik atceros, ASV tādas lietas dara jau gadiem. Starp citu, dažiem Bandai R1 diskiem video ir tieši tas pats, kas R2. Un par tiem šausmīgajiem diskiem - paskaties, piemēram, School Rumble (AFAIK, visiem FUNimation DVD ir sastūķēts tik daudz iekšā, ka bitreiti ir vienkārši perversi) - ja uzskati, ka tas nav gana šausmīgi, tad mums vienkārši ir ļoti atšķirīgi standarti.

This post has been edited by Niks: Oct 29 2007, 08:14