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Game Industry: Gameplay Videos Copyright Violation?

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Some surprisingly draconian castigation of videos of gameplay emerges from several (anonymous) game companies, who were interviewed by TV programme “The Net Star”, which focuses on anime and games:

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  • Anonymous commented on August 6, 2012 01:17

    Already happens a lot on YouTube... More

  • Anonymous commented on April 29, 2010 23:40

    How was that any different from anything back in the day? Movies, TV shows, even Video Games had trailers that looked better than the games (at least half the time) Granted they didn't have Photoshop,... More

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Kodansha Publishes Creative Commons Manga Online

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Major manga publisher Kodansha have begun free online distribution of a manga under the terms of the Creative Commons license, a first. Kodansha’s CC terms stipulate free reproduction of the title as long as it is “non-commercial”, unchanged and maintains attribution – they are even encouraging blogs to reproduce the title.

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  • Billy Herrington commented on February 3, 2009 08:27

    Well I remember months ago on Creative Commons articles was on Advance Photoshop/CG Magazine. It was something about plagiarism on flash site and another site on another continent that's is exactly 100% and with... More

  • metatron commented on February 1, 2009 17:34

    Interesting...this could be a marketing ploy by Kodansha... More

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Lantis & Sunrise Demand Removal of Anime Screen Caps

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Two studios renowned for their extraordinarily draconian approach to copyright enforcement, Lantis and Sunrise, have apparently been demanding anime fan sites remove all episode caps, citing a breach of copyright. Publishing fan art online is also forbidden by Sunrise.

Even heavy hitter Yamakan has offered harsh criticism of the policy, which seems to lend substantial credibility to the missives. There is also some suspicion from the titles involved that copyright is not their only concern…

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  • Celestz commented on August 15, 2009 11:54

    LOl~!... More

  • Anonymous commented on April 28, 2009 17:21

    I have a theory... Maybe the creators of Code Geass and these other series are homophobic? The only conceivable notion I can come up with is that they don't want images of their precious suzaku... More

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Chinese Clone Site Rips Off NicoNico Douga

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China’s audacity in flagrantly copying and pirating all it can continues to impress, with the news that an entire Chinese clone site of NicoNico Douga has been created, carrying the very same MADs and copying exactly the signature tickered comments of NicoNico Douga.

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  • Anonymous commented on October 22, 2014 05:49

    Sadly, China made ANOTHER Niconico clone: http://www.bilibili.com/ That makes 2 cloned NND style sites from China.... More

  • Anonymous commented on August 24, 2011 03:20

    Erm .. no, Chinese people WERE chinese. China is japans culture father. -.-... More

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Chinese Gaming Mag puts Pirate ISOs on Cover Disc

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A Chinese gaming rag, 掌机迷, one bearing a striking resemblance to Famitsu, has taken a distinctly Chinese approach to respecting copyright, by helpfully including the full ISO and similar data on its cover disc for the games it is reviewing.

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  • Visa commented on January 30, 2011 13:53

    Thai also does this. I remember buying a ROMs and Emulator magazine that has Visual Boy Advanced and tons of roms in it for about a dollar (30 Thai Baht).... More

  • Anonymous commented on November 21, 2010 19:29

    One for all, all from ME!?? That is Communist, Right??!... More

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Norn Saber Online: Legendary Taiwanese Plagiarism

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Taiwanese anime fans have uncovered plagiarism of truly staggering proportions in the Chinese language MMORPG “女神ONLINE ～NORN SABER ONLINE～”, by “developer” Chinese Gamer International. It looks as though just about every single element of the game, from CG to sprites, and even TV commercials, is tainted with plagiarism.

Sadly, it seems the uniquely Chinese approach to copyright we have come to be familiar with is not restricted to the mainland…

In terms of the breadth and brazenness of its plagiarism, Norn Saber Online is undoubtedly in a class of its own:

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  • Anonymous commented on November 29, 2011 00:20

    Hey, Taiwan might consider having their own Anime Industry with that kind of art, not bad.... More

  • Anonymous commented on April 3, 2011 17:18

    From what I've gathered, it's common for this kind of thing to occur; the plagiarism I mean. You see, so long as the "image" is different, you're somehow able to "bypass" copyright laws. Obviously as... More

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“YouTube is Comiket” – Kadokawa Embraces MADs

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Major anime and manga publisher Kadokawa claims revenues of 10 million yen monthly from YouTube advertising revenue sharing on its YouTube-based Kadokawa Anime Channel, both from episode and MAD viewing, and reports 50 million views from September to November of 2008; they now promise to recognise fan-made videos they like, and naturally to receive their due.

This is, they would have us believe, proof that a new business model based on online distribution and liberal usage rights is commercially viable.

Much of this success is said to be due to the effect of Haruhi, Lucky Star, and Strike Witches.

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  • Caffe commented on July 13, 2009 16:21

    Youtube Rulez!... More

  • Anonymous commented on May 13, 2009 03:44

    Almost all of the videos I've favorited on youtube have been MADs and AMVs and almost all of them have been deleted. Most of them were really good and the creators must have put... More

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Adult Master Cancelled: Namco’s Power Overwhelming?

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The recently announced Idol Master cosplay parody AV “Adult Master”, produced by the infamous TMA and due for release in January, has been mysteriously cancelled without explanation.

The immediate suspicion is that Namco has exerted pressure over TMA to halt distribution of the offending title.

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  • Anonymous commented on January 5, 2011 21:04

    I have to understand. NAMCO is a wholesome company.... More

  • Anonymous commented on May 25, 2010 03:13

    fuck! I laughed like crazy to your comment! XD... More

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Yakuza Threaten Touhou Merchandiser?

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A maker of Touhou goods reports a criminal shakedown attempt by a company fraudulently claiming to administer the copyright to the Touhou franchise; the company aggressively demanded compensation for violating their supposed “contract”, and threatened legal action if these funds were not forthcoming.

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  • Tommy commented on December 21, 2008 22:28

    No doubt about that... More

  • metatron commented on December 21, 2008 15:10

    indeed... More

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Kannagi Censored: S**y A Dirty Word?

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Crazy shrine maiden anime Kannagi has been censored for what lagged (but extremely high quality) satellite broadcaster BS-J deems unacceptable utterances, with the words replaced by a bleep in classic fashion.

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  • Anonymous commented on November 29, 2009 15:23

    "It's a Sony!" Haha, it cracks me up every time.... More

  • Anonymous commented on January 6, 2009 11:50

    "It's a Sony!" XD... More

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TV Talent Traces To Love-Ru Manga

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The above image compares a scene from volume one of the To Love-Ru manga with an illustration aired recently on TBS late night enertainment program ランク王国 / Rank Kingdom; the illustration, or copy thereof, is apparently by Hiropyon (Hiroko Kamata), a minor tarento (presenter) working on the show.

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  • Anonymous commented on June 19, 2010 07:33

    damn. smaller boob isn't right. The traced drawing doesn't have much sex appeal to me.... More

  • Anon commented on July 18, 2009 21:34

    indeed... More

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Touhou Creator ZUN to Masses: No Touhou for You

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Creator of the Touhou doujin shooting game series and notorious hat fetishist ZUN has expressed his discontent at the possibility of Touhou transcending the doujin sphere and becoming a fully developed commercial franchise; he expressly enjoins doujin publishers to restrict the availability of their works and not to promote them to the general public (apparently defined as people who don’t play his games).

In fact, in laying down a long and detailed set of regulations he has issued what many interpret as strong criticism of the much anticipated unofficial anime, due at C75.

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  • Anonymous commented on September 19, 2011 06:41

    But many fans just want a high quality TOUHOU anime, even if non-canon. It can be a totally new Touhou that has no canon relations to the current Windows games much like how the current... More

  • Jürgen commented on July 25, 2011 04:46

    Although I only kind of skimmed the article so feel free to troll away but I feel it's his creation so he should be able to do whatever he feels like.... More

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