Forum - View topicNEWS: Funimation Sends out Cease & Desist Letters For Multiple Anime
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Deltakiral
 Posts: 3338 Location: Glendora, CA (Avatar Hei from Darker than BLACK) |
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Mushishi? How exciting....I know there are lots of people think that this is suppose to be really amazing...I never could get into the fansubs....but I am definetly going to check out the first dvd when it comes out. Till next time, Delta Kiral |
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Curtis W.
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Well that is just cool, Finally we are going to get Mushishi and Tsubasa. I love both shows and I hope Funimation gets them and does a good job with the english relese.
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HellKorn
Posts: 1669 Location: Columbus, OH |
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Already said this before the forums went down, but what the heck.
I'm somewhat disappointed that Mushishi won't be seen in its whole for a long time since no fansubbing team finished the series before FUNi sent out this C&D letter, but for the most part I'm excited that it is more than likely finally licensed. I'm undecided as to whether I want to own the anime or manga, though if I choose the former, it will be the first title that FUNi has distributed since they really don't have anything I'm much interested in. |
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v1cious
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yeah that's how i feel. i'm really happy that someone has this series, but i just wish this didn't happen right before the final episode was to be released.
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Dargonxtc
 Posts: 4463 Location: Nc5xd7+ スターダストの海洋 |
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Well since everything else has been deleted, I will just restate 3 of them I really want to come over. And I hope this means it will get here sooner than later.
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Colonel Wolfe
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I don't understand how FUNI could send out C & D letters since I haven't seen anything in the Encyclopedia about these titles that suggest they have the license to them.
What happened? Did FUNI receive licenses for every single anime title being released now? 
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GATSU
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I hope the live-action Mushishi gets picked up soon. Though I thought FUNi would learn by now not to saturate the market. Atashi in particular looks as unlikely to sell as Milk-Chan.
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Zalis116
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 Posts: 6902 Location: Kazune City |
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Reapeating: I liked Suzuka, and I'll get it if/when it comes to DVD. Still, I know that the group that did Suzuka would've removed it with a simple request, without getting lawyers involved. Mushishi I've heard some good things about, so I'll have to check it out, somehow...
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Tempest
 I Run this place.ANN Publisher  Posts: 10461 Location: Do not message me for support. |
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Funi hasn't announced the licenses yet. We don't know which of the following applies: 1) Funimation has licensed the titles but released no announcement 2) Funimation has agreed to license the titles, but the paperwork hasn't been completed yet 3) Funimation is pursuing the license, 4) Funimation doesn't have the license but was asked to send the C&D on behalf of the owners. Regarding #3, Funimation should have permission from the Japanese rights holders before doing this, otherwise they'd be overstepping their bounds. Regarding #4, although some Japanese companies have contacted fansubbers directly, this wouldn't be the first time that a US company contacted fansubbers on behalf of a Japanese company. There's a 5th example, one that is extremely unlikely, and would call for a differently worded letter, more of a "warning" than a C&D. Something along the lines of this, "Dear fansubber, it has come to our attention that you are illegally distributing xxxx. Currently we are not engaged in any attempt ot acquire rights to this property, regardless, should you continue to illegally distribute it and should we obtain the rights in the future, we would sue you. You won't receive another warning prior to legal action being taken." You see, once a company acquires the rights to a property, they can retroactively, with no warning whatsoever, sue anyone who negatively impacted their profits through illegal actions. Obviosuly, anyone who likes & benefits from fansubs (myself included), hopes this never happens. -t |
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Fiction Alchemist
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Turkishproverb
Posts: 43 Location: Pergatorio. |
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I seriously hope they actually have or are in the process of aquiring the rights, or were asked to do this by the owners.
I don't believe in Entitlement to fansubs, but I also don't think a complany that doesn't have a stake in the show should be sending out cease and desist letters, reguardless. |
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Lyrai
Posts: 174 Location: Potatoes (Idaho) |
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I'm all for protecting your properties, but couldn't FUNi have been less of a dick about it?
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Zac
ANN Executive Editor
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What are they supposed to do? Ask nicely, without any actual legal threat behind it? That ALWAYS works, let me tell you. Asking fansubbers to stop almost always results in "Oh okay, sure!". |
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Zalis116
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Posts: 6902 Location: Kazune City |
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But, much like unexplained fires on those Canyonero SUVs, these are matters for the courts, and not this thread. |
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v1cious
Posts: 6229 Location: Houston, TX |
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yes. the ones who were doing those particular shows are legit groups. in fact, a lot of subbers are upset that Funi went this route instead of just asking nicely, or announcing the license. |
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