krim wrote:
i'd give it a 8.5/10. It gets better later, and the cliches aren't bad.
It was fun.
It was fun.
Anime - General Discussion Thread
Started by windrider · 26 Jun 2003 · 6,061 replies
Japanese Entertainment
It was fun.
Anime BitTorrent Users Reportedly Sent Notices by ISPs
posted on 2007-11-19 10:21 EST
Warning notices match form letter for copyright infringement
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An administrator for the AnimeSuki website of anime BitTorrent links reported that users received a "Notice of Claim of Copyright Infringement" from their Internet service providers late last week for distribution of anime without an announced license from a North American company. The majority of the notices (which are similar to an unrelated one archived at the Chilling Effects website) reportedly came from Comcast, a Internet service provider in the United States, on behalf of an unnamed "copyright owner, or its authorized agent" and cited America's Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Comcast has not responded to ANN's request for comment before this article was posted.
BitTorrent is a swarming peer-to-peer file-sharing protocol, or a system that lessens the burden on the first file uploader by allowing the other users to simultaneously send parts of the files as each user receives them. To allow for this decentralized sharing of data, each user's BitTorrent client program normally has a list of Internet addresses of the other users for a particular file. BitTorrent has a number of legal uses for wide distribution of files, such as software updates and open software packages. Companies such as ADV Films have used BitTorrent to distribute free trailers and other material. A lawsuit has been filed against Comcast for its reported interference of BitTorrent and other Internet traffic, contrary to its advertising of unlimited Internet connections.
According to the AnimeSuki.com post, the titles listed in the different notices include Suteki Tantei Labyrinth, Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Seto no Hanayome, Nagasarete Airantou, Shugo Chara!, and Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Kai. Each of these programs come from a different copyright holder in Japan, but have not been announced as licensed by a North American company yet. (The status of Gundam 00's North American licensing is a gray area due to the involvement of the Bandai Namco Group, the umbrella organization of Bandai Entertainment and Bandai Visual USA.)
A French website reported that end users received an email letter sent directly from Singaporean licensor Odex regarding a French fansub of the Ouran High School Host Club anime series on a French BitTorrent site during last week also. Odex has been in the Singaporean mainstream news for attempting to obtain the identities of allegedly unauthorized anime downloaders in its own country and threatening legal action against them.
Some anime creators such as Read or Die director Koji Masunari at Anime Expo 2002 have supported, or even encouraged, fans to obtain and view anime that has not been released locally, regardless of the method, while most have yet to publicly comment on the issue. Others such as Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex scriptwriter Yoshiki Sakurai, Excel Saga director Shinichi Watanabe, GONZO, and Media Factory have publicly requested that unauthorized distribution of their works be stopped.
The Japanese government included a request for the United States to help stop the unauthorized reproduction and distribution of Japanese animation online in its formal statement of requests on regulatory reform and competition policy on October 18. The request, one of many in a 50-page document, specifically mentioned video-sharing sites and peer-to-peer file-sharing networks
posted on 2007-11-19 10:21 EST
Warning notices match form letter for copyright infringement
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An administrator for the AnimeSuki website of anime BitTorrent links reported that users received a "Notice of Claim of Copyright Infringement" from their Internet service providers late last week for distribution of anime without an announced license from a North American company. The majority of the notices (which are similar to an unrelated one archived at the Chilling Effects website) reportedly came from Comcast, a Internet service provider in the United States, on behalf of an unnamed "copyright owner, or its authorized agent" and cited America's Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Comcast has not responded to ANN's request for comment before this article was posted.
BitTorrent is a swarming peer-to-peer file-sharing protocol, or a system that lessens the burden on the first file uploader by allowing the other users to simultaneously send parts of the files as each user receives them. To allow for this decentralized sharing of data, each user's BitTorrent client program normally has a list of Internet addresses of the other users for a particular file. BitTorrent has a number of legal uses for wide distribution of files, such as software updates and open software packages. Companies such as ADV Films have used BitTorrent to distribute free trailers and other material. A lawsuit has been filed against Comcast for its reported interference of BitTorrent and other Internet traffic, contrary to its advertising of unlimited Internet connections.
According to the AnimeSuki.com post, the titles listed in the different notices include Suteki Tantei Labyrinth, Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Seto no Hanayome, Nagasarete Airantou, Shugo Chara!, and Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Kai. Each of these programs come from a different copyright holder in Japan, but have not been announced as licensed by a North American company yet. (The status of Gundam 00's North American licensing is a gray area due to the involvement of the Bandai Namco Group, the umbrella organization of Bandai Entertainment and Bandai Visual USA.)
A French website reported that end users received an email letter sent directly from Singaporean licensor Odex regarding a French fansub of the Ouran High School Host Club anime series on a French BitTorrent site during last week also. Odex has been in the Singaporean mainstream news for attempting to obtain the identities of allegedly unauthorized anime downloaders in its own country and threatening legal action against them.
Some anime creators such as Read or Die director Koji Masunari at Anime Expo 2002 have supported, or even encouraged, fans to obtain and view anime that has not been released locally, regardless of the method, while most have yet to publicly comment on the issue. Others such as Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex scriptwriter Yoshiki Sakurai, Excel Saga director Shinichi Watanabe, GONZO, and Media Factory have publicly requested that unauthorized distribution of their works be stopped.
The Japanese government included a request for the United States to help stop the unauthorized reproduction and distribution of Japanese animation online in its formal statement of requests on regulatory reform and competition policy on October 18. The request, one of many in a 50-page document, specifically mentioned video-sharing sites and peer-to-peer file-sharing networks
thx Tu, krim.
aren't free downloads like free advertising/publication? if the person really liked the show, he'd probably buy the DVD or start subscribing stations like Animax anyway
aren't free downloads like free advertising/publication? if the person really liked the show, he'd probably buy the DVD or start subscribing stations like Animax anyway
monta wrote:thx Tu, krim.
aren't free downloads like free advertising/publication? if the person really liked the show, he'd probably buy the DVD or start subscribing stations like Animax anyway
thats what i thought but apparently, that not what the animedvd industry thinks...
it would be nice if anime becomes more popular so that its feasible for the anime studios in japan to have more animes to be licensed on regular tv here in the US instead of licensing via dvd releases.... this way, its readily available and we avoid having to buy dvds just to watch them...
Here's the OP for Hi no Tori/ Firebird/ Phoenix...the classic from Osamu Tezuka...such a beautiful use of the erhu...
http://www.sendspace.com/file/5kaarx
http://www.sendspace.com/file/5kaarx
Just ran out of yakatate! eps :pout: so I just started Akazuckin Chacha again.
Very funny. :mrgreen:
Very funny. :mrgreen:
arnel98 wrote:
it would be nice if anime becomes more popular so that its feasible for the anime studios in japan to have more animes to be licensed on regular tv here in the US instead of licensing via dvd releases.... this way, its readily available and we avoid having to buy dvds just to watch them...
there isn't some sort of Animax in the US??
monta wrote:
there isn't some sort of Animax in the US??
if there is, its not available everywhere. Well, its not carried in our area anyway...
KSCI channel 18.3 used to be 24/7 anime, but i seems to be off the air now. I think there is a cable/sat channel that's anime too, but it's one of those special order type deals.
Finish watching 3 animes in a row; black cat, gunxsword and trinity blood.. :nut:
Bleach 149.. really love this episode even though it's only a filler..
centuries. Poor him... he better come back... and Nell is so cute... what
with that 'Itsugo' ? :rofl: the voice really suits her.. :victory:
Spoiler — click to reveal
love the character of Ashido..such a kakkoii guy..he fight alone forcenturies. Poor him... he better come back... and Nell is so cute... what
with that 'Itsugo' ? :rofl: the voice really suits her.. :victory:
kyon-kyon chan wrote:Finish watching 3 animes in a row; black cat, gunxsword and trinity blood.. :nut:
LOL, is Black cat any good?
I started finally to watch Honey and Clover, so far I enjoy it a lot :dancing:
EstherM wrote:
LOL, is Black cat any good?
I started finally to watch Honey and Clover, so far I enjoy it a lot :dancing:
Omg, my students keep recommending Honey and Clover to me, but I haven't gotten around to watching it yet.
Wynter wrote:
Omg, my students keep recommending Honey and Clover to me, but I haven't gotten around to watching it yet.
I too recommend it.
I MUST have more influence on you than your silly students. :fingerscrossed:
Does anyone know whats going on with the latest D. Gray Man subs?
they're missing?
they're purple?
they're moldy?
:headscratch:
they're purple?
they're moldy?
:headscratch:
krim wrote:they're missing?
they're purple?
they're moldy?
:headscratch:
:lol:
They havent put the subed verison of the past 2 weeks of D. gray man.
EstherM wrote:
LOL, is Black cat any good?
for me... it's good... recommended :thumbsup:
EstherM wrote:
I started finally to watch Honey and Clover, so far I enjoy it a lot :dancing:
yeah... Honey & Clover is my all time fav anime after Fruits Basket.. :victory:
kyon-kyon chan wrote:Bleach 149.. really love this episode even though it's only a filler..
Spoiler — click to reveal
love the character of Ashido..such a kakkoii guy..he fight alone for
centuries. Poor him... he better come back... and Nell is so cute... what
with that 'Itsugo' ? :rofl: the voice really suits her.. :victory:
hi there.... i like bleach too.. by the way.. its episode 152 now... com on and DL it.. hehehe... ichigo show his hallow form... but only 5-10 sec.. only heheh
chrisyukiefan wrote:
hi there.... i like bleach too.. by the way.. its episode 152 now... com on and DL it.. hehehe... ichigo show his hallow form... but only 5-10 sec.. only heheh
already watched it too.. :victory: and hi to you too.. :woot:
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