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NEWS: Japanese Voice Actors Sue Studio




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v1cious



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 08, 2003 7:52 pm Reply with quote
oh dear
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Iron Chef



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 1:34 am Reply with quote
The funny thing is that 87 million yen is still "only" around $800k. People get settlements for more than that for doing stupid stuff to themselves all the time. Meanwhile, these actors and actresses bust their butts for a studio or two, get screwed out of royalties and this is what they're given. Sad.
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Mafjozo



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 12:32 pm Reply with quote
2200$ on each voice actor. Really sad... Crying or Very sad
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Izlude



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 9:45 pm Reply with quote
Mafjozo wrote:
2200$ on each voice actor. Really sad... Crying or Very sad


Hah funny, and people say English dub voice actors had it bad.
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LordByronius
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 12:45 am Reply with quote
Japanese seiyuu are almost treated like royalty by anime fans. This is the first I've heard of any complaints by any of them.
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Joe Mello



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 3:17 pm Reply with quote
This seems rather small, considering the vast amount of class-action suits in the US.

If $790,000 is distributed evenly among 360 VA's, each one would get about $2,195. If the lawsuit were $1 Million, then each would get $2,775. You can figure out the rest from there.
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Ranmah



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 1:43 am Reply with quote
good for the actors. I agree $2000 for each person is very light. Mariko-chan is one of my fav animes.

It is unfortunate that Voice Actors (and Animators) don't get nearly enough respect.

I hope this experience can help the Voice Actors in the future.

Ranmah
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Darkener



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 2:59 am Reply with quote
Joe Mello wrote:
This seems rather small, considering the vast amount of class-action suits in the US.

maybe so, but the only reason we have so many class-action lawsuits in the US because it is a quick way for laywers to become millionaires... of course I wouldn't mind but after laywer fees, court cost, and taxes the person who won the case would be lucky to get 30% of the total winnings... Shocked
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