Forum - View topicNEWS: Man Arrested for Uploading Gundam UC #3 on Nico Nico
|
Goto page 1, 2 Next Note: this is the discussion thread for this article |
| Author | Message | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
kedie
Posts: 12 |
|
|||||
|
....This guy is totally not thinking at all... of all sites, why niconico... = =
|
||||||
|
||||||
peachsncreamsoda
 Posts: 270 |
|
|||||
|
lol, I was gonna say the same thing.
I mean, I've heard many a times things being uploaded to file sharing things and the like.... But really... NicoNico? Why? Isn't that like, the equivalent to uploading the same thing to Youtube or something? (Granted, I don't think you'd be arrested...) I really would like to know his reasoning. ...this has got to be his first time doing this. Last edited by peachsncreamsoda on Tue Aug 23, 2011 3:34 am; edited 1 time in total |
||||||
|
||||||
|
configspace
Posts: 3717 |
|
|||||
|
It's the law that's idiotic, not the guy. It's the same reason why anyone uploads stuff for other people to see and comment on--shared interest. Except nearly anywhere else in the world you won't be arrested on the spot (nor have a criminal record for something like that)
|
||||||
|
||||||
Charred Knight
 Posts: 3085 |
|
|||||
Did you know that they sell Gundam Unicorn? In fact it's available in English, you can buy it on Amazon right now. |
||||||
|
||||||
Megiddo
 Posts: 8360 Location: IL |
|
|||||
|
From what I understand, Unicorn is an OVA... I don't think it played in any theaters o_0
|
||||||
|
||||||
|
Egan Loo
Posts: 1355 |
|
|||||
Similar to the upcoming Rurouni Kenshin original video anime series, each volume of Mobile Suit Gundam UC has been playing in early screenings in select theaters in Japan before the regular home video release. |
||||||
|
||||||
MIX303
 Posts: 66 Location: Alberta Canada |
|
|||||
Yea no kiding lol  .
|
||||||
|
||||||
|
ronelm2000
Posts: 56 |
|
|||||
|
Should have posted in on YT.
 At least there you're bound by International Laws. 
|
||||||
|
||||||
|
Kit-Tsukasa
Posts: 930 |
|
|||||
This and it was available on Playstation Network before the Blu-ray releases. |
||||||
|
||||||
|
Napsack
Posts: 31 |
|
|||||
|
This is ridiculous. I suggest we boycott all movie theaters until this man is released. It's time we stood up for the little people.
|
||||||
|
||||||
|
Danette-Anime-Otaku
Posts: 115 |
|
|||||
|
Anybody else think Japan's copyright laws are a little extreme?
|
||||||
|
||||||
|
Lightning Leo
Posts: 311 Location: Earth |
|
|||||
Uh, no...? Has anybody here actually read the standard copyright warning before movies play? You can get 5 years prison time in the U.S., even if you're distributing without intent to make money.
The law's pretty obvious, it protects creators copyrights. This dude spread their work without permission, in clear violation of a law that protects the livelihoods of craftsmen. I'm gonna side with the creators on this one.
I'm calling Poe's Law on this.
|
||||||
|
||||||
|
configspace
Posts: 3717 |
|
|||||
There is a difference between criminal and civil infringement and the vast majority of cases are of civil nature. So, US law is not at all the same. Even Japanese legislators bemoan how fair use is in the US (they are now debating some exceptions now but even then, it's nowhere near the same; e.g. sampling and parody are excluded)
First the people that actually worked on the show, the artists and animators, don't even own the copyright. Second, there's no "creator's side" here. The law is written by legislators and enforced on their own. Rather than simply pay compensation to the owners and/or a fine, you're turned into a criminal. Even if it reduces the incidents, how does any of this actually help the owners? There have been reports that cases of infringement temporarily drops, but there is no evidence whatsoever that shows arresting and turning people into criminals increases sales. |
||||||
|
||||||
|
Shenl742
Posts: 1525 |
|
|||||
Apparently this guy felt big enough to think he could get away with this... |
||||||
|
||||||
StudioToledo
 Posts: 847 Location: Toledo, U.S.A. |
|
|||||
|
See people, this is why you don't do it!
|
||||||
|
||||||
 |
All times are GMT - 5 Hours |
|
|
|
Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group