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NEWS: Viz Media Disables Embeded Videos from Hulu, Joost

Smart move Viz Media, one has to start some where.

Teriyaki Terrier wrote:

Smart move Viz Media, one has to start some where.

Except for Viz put them up there in the first place. There just trying to rack up the cash from crunchy roll.

GeneralArrow wrote:

Teriyaki Terrier wrote: Smart move Viz Media, one has to start some where. Except for Viz put them up there in the first place. There just trying to rack up the cash from crunchy roll.

Except Hulu and Joost both pay them too. (Actually I believe CR licensed from TV Tokyo, not Viz.) This is likely due to some minor legal nitty-gritty that will hopefully be smoothed over soon.

Sounds like a non-issue to me.

If I'm reading it correctly, all this means is that sites like ANN (who embed Joost shows so viewers can watching here instead of there) currently cannot embed the VIZ shows. It does not mean they were taken off of Hulu or Joost. The article also states that the issue should be resolved soon.

Sounds like a non-issue to me.

Well sure but they're not going to come out and say "this is a huge problem and it could take ages to resolve". That would be just stupid. It's just smart to say it's not big deal and will be resolved soon. It's certainly possible that it is as they say and is only a minor issue. You can see where it is concerning though since we don't really know what the problem is. It could be something more major.

I'm taking a guess that this is in response to a number of unofficial sites embedding the videos with out permission?

It's the start of the crackdown! They are making sure that whoever is current streaming the videos are the correct ones to be doing so, and then cracking down on all other sites that are hosting streaming fansubs - several of them have already been stopped from streaming their videos, the rest will follow suit in the next 2 or 3 weeks. Once only the legal sites are streaming the videos, then the embedded streaming block will be lifted, as long as other tags are added to the embedded streams, and the streams themselves identify who is viewing them. That might take everyone EXCEPT CR tons of time to implement, since CR already has that embedded and can instantly disable any accounts that try to use their videos wrongly.

So for all your griping, be happy, this is what the industry wants - proper control over the streaming of the videos. Once that is in place, you can watch your videos all you want. In the meantime, join CR and the other sites for legal viewing of the shows.

BUT unless both the US & Japan TV comissions stops fansubbing and get even tougher on servers that hosts illegal streaming sites & video sites like veoh.com megavideo.com and myspace.com videos,[b]it's a losing battle that may not be won withough pissing off a lot of hardcore anime fans.