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Yoda117
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The NET Act of 1997 and the Berne Convention, are rather clear on the matter. It's illegal, just as a fansub is. There's not much technicality about it. Once you really delve into it, and see the sections regarding "derivative works" (such as fansubs, fandubs, AMVs, etc.) the picture becomes much clearer. While I think the "rant of the week" was a bit drawn out, the majority of his arguments are valid. I just wish he'd have researched his opinion a bit more to provide a better justification. |
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Rose Kitsune
Posts: 41 Location: New England |
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kolibri
Posts: 712 Location: Vancouver |
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Sometimes it's not fair to pick a frame between key animation, especially if it's been rendered with a computer where the computer kinda morphs from one frame to another... or even by hand - it's gonna look weird, especially if it's an action scene with lot of movement and not too many frames. I think the Ichigo one is a perfect example of that.
Having said that, laugh at this one ugly Gaara from the latest episode Shippuuden. Last edited by kolibri on Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:46 am; edited 1 time in total |
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marie-antoinette
Posts: 4136 Location: Ottawa, Canada |
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I believe you're thinking of Riyoko Ikeda, creator of Rose of Versailles. There was some controversy over the World Cosplay Summit this year because the winners were cosplaying Rose of Versailles, which the previous year had been used as a reason to disqualify another group, because she has been very adament about not wanting her characters cosplayed. However I think there are more mangaka who are flattered by cosplay than otherwise: I know I've read favourable opinions about it from Yuu Watase and I think from CLAMP as well. But to say that they all enjoy it would be misleading. |
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HeeroTX
Posts: 2046 Location: Austin, TX |
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What specifically did you want more justification for? Again, the rant is NOT about anime copyrights (which has been done to death) but instead about people who have no problem breaking copyrights themselves taking issue with OTHER people "stealing" their work. The hypocisy of that really annoys me and I'm not sure what further research would benefit the argument, but again, I'm open to discussion on the matter. Last edited by HeeroTX on Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:48 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Fiction Alchemist
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ARGH ARGH ARGH. Deleted...
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Karasuhebi
Posts: 143 Location: Orlando, Florida (US) |
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But isn't Avatar a pseudo-anime show? (AKA an American show styled to look like anime)
-Karasuhebi |
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Fiction Alchemist
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Richard J.
Posts: 3367 Location: Sic Semper Tyrannis. |
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Seriously, that is such a laughable thing to say. Fantasy/sci-fi genres aren't "real fiction"? First, it's a rather humerous oxymoron and quite the logical paradox since fiction is inherently not real. Second, to claim that two of the longest existing forms of fiction, not to mention two of the most influential, aren't "real" is just absurd. Science fiction writing has inspired generations of scientists to new heights of discovery while fantasy tales have both delighted us and inspired heights of artistic expression that cannot be taken lightly. It really bothers me that people can't accept the obvious value of these genres, especially considering the impact they've had. No one ever invented a new technology or created a masterwork of art after reading Great Expectations. "Real fiction." Sorry for the OT rant there. |
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jgreen
Posts: 1325 Location: St. Louis, MO |
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Especially considering the "-fi" in "sci-fi" is short for "fiction." If they aren't "real fiction," would that make them "non-fiction"? |
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DemonEyesLeo
Posts: 844 Location: Japan |
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Firefox 2.0.0.2, but it's not working on IE 7 either. Maybe I just need to tinker with some stuff., but the first of these banners (the one with the Tachicoma) loaded just fine. |
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TestamentSaki
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Ah... I missed Answerman last week... I wanted to see what would happen.
And those screenshots are freakin' hilarious. |
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Veoryn87
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Although Japanese anime has their animation mistakes I can't help but notice that American Animation isn't exactly perfect either (unless it comes from Disney). Most American cartoons these days move at smooth framerates, but are increadibly simplistic looking (Fairly Odd Parents and Family Guy). Avatar looks great. It has appealing character designs and detailed art, but even it has a noticebly lower framerate than the cartoons I mentioned before. The X-Men cartoon from the 90's was detailed, but it was so choppy that I could hardly stand watching it.
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irishninja
Posts: 344 Location: Seattle-ish |
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I'm not entirely sure that cosplaying is illegal. I'm not a lawyer, so I don't know for sure, but I do work in a creative industry that frequently has its own little debates about copyright infringement. So I'm exposed to this debate all the time.
As I understand it (and again, I'm not a lawyer), copyright laws protect against unlawful distribution. If you make a cosplay costume for yourself you aren't distributing it. You can also create every AMV or fanfic or doujinshi or other derivative work you can think of for yourself as long as you don't give it to anyone else. Granted, there's no fun in that, but I'm pretty sure that's how the law works. Cosplaying might even fall under the tenets of "fair use," but I don't think so. |
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bayoab
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Unless it's a series animated by Toei with things like this wonderful "keyframe" on for almost a full second on zoom out. (Toei animated this scene in reverse, but you can see this type of drawing for almost a full second.) There are plenty more examples of things that look like a 10 yr old drew them from the last 15 episodes or so of Gash Bell. Toei completely stopped caring and the animation took a nosedive. Almost all Toei series are filled with similar problems and the "quality" of it is very obvious even in motion. And then there is Gonzo... Gonzo has episodes on almost every series that clearly were rushed out and look downright awful for the entire episode. (NHK 19 or so comes to mind.) |
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