Are Mvids Really Illegal?

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Are Mvids Really Illegal?

Postby Himiko » Wed Sep 11, 2002 12:25 am

Question that has been bugging me for a while. I know you can show mvids at conventions, and the like because they have special liscenses, etc. But, to actually make them and distribute them on the net, is that really legal? I mean, you rip the footage from the company, and use songs from artists, is that really legal to do? I'm not putting anyone down, I just want to know if it really is legal or not. Like, Disney for example. Disney is a VERY scary company. They slam anyone that uses their stuff without permission or a contract when they find out about it. By using footage from titles like Princess Mononoke, don't you think they would get pissed at that? Just a question that has been nagging at me. I don't think there is a permanent law that lets people express their creativity by using anime and songs. Maybe there is? *_* I dunno. If anyone can help me out on this it would be appreciated!
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Postby Himiko » Wed Sep 11, 2002 12:28 am

Gah >.< Gomen, forgot about the search thingy >.<
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Postby Andres » Wed Sep 11, 2002 12:55 am

yes they are. :P
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Postby Castor Troy » Wed Sep 11, 2002 1:22 am

Andres wrote:yes they are. :P


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Postby Andres » Wed Sep 11, 2002 1:30 am

Hai!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :P
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Postby kthulhu » Wed Sep 11, 2002 2:14 am

Now go kill.

Anyhow, I would expect the worse that can happen is you get a cease and desist letter, then you start talking to lawyers if you don't quit.
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Postby Red Wolf » Wed Sep 11, 2002 12:36 pm

It is only illegal if you get caught.
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Postby The Wired Knight » Wed Sep 11, 2002 1:42 pm

*points at little red lasersight on Himiko's forhead

...ano...
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Postby FurryCurry » Wed Sep 11, 2002 2:44 pm

It's not illegal to make them, or show them to your friends free of charge, provided you own the source material, but it is illegal to distribute them.

Do a search, this has been covered many times.
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Postby Castor Troy » Wed Sep 11, 2002 3:06 pm

The Wired Knight wrote:*points at little red lasersight on Himiko's forhead

...ano...


Those pesky bugs...
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Postby shinto » Wed Sep 11, 2002 3:18 pm

*points at small red crosshair moving towards the point between troys legs* watchit mate!
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Postby paizuri » Wed Sep 11, 2002 3:28 pm

This reminds me of a conversation I never had with Himiko...

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Himiko: Well, AMVs are legal there, right?

paizuri: Yeah, they're legal, but they ain't a hundred percent legal. I mean you can't walk into a restaurant, start up an AMV, and start puffin' away. You're only supposed to watch in your home or certain designated places.

Himiko: Those are AMV conventions?

paizuri: Yeah, it breaks down like this: it's legal to buy it, it's legal to own it and, if you're the proprietor of an AMV comvention, it's legal to sell it. It's legal to carry it, which doesn't really matter 'cause -- get a load of this -- if the cops stop you, it's illegal for them to search you. Searching you is a right that the cops in Amsterdam don't have.

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Actually, some of the things mentioned above are wrong, but I was trying to change the least amount of dialogue possible to still make sense. :P
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Postby Kusoyaro » Wed Sep 11, 2002 3:41 pm

This reminds me of a conversation I had with Paizuri's dog once:


Me: What does Paizuri look like?

Dog: Wh-what?

Me: What country you from?

Dog: Wh-what?

Me: "What" ain't no country I ever heard of! They speak English in "What"?

Dog: Wh-what?

Me: English, motherfucker, DO YOU SPEAK IT?

Dog: Yes.

Me: Then you know what I'm talking about. What does Paizuri look like?

Dog: What?

Me: SAY "WHAT" AGAIN! I DARE YA, I DOUBLE-DARE YA, MOTHERFUCKER, SAY "WHAT" ONE MORE GODDAMN TIME!

Dog: He's asian!

Me: Go on...

Dog: He's scrawny!

Me: Does he look like a bitch?

Dog: What?

Me: :blam: DOES HE LOOK LIKE A BITCH?

Dog: Yes!

Me: Oh. No wonder. My mistake, sorry.



And unlike Paizuri, I didn't have to look up the dialogue :D I think I'm at least sort of close :P
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Postby TemprateRage » Wed Sep 11, 2002 4:00 pm

if any thing i would think that the companys would like haveing there videos used....its kinda like an advertisemtnet for the anime cartoon...as for themusic..im clueless
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Postby H-K-A » Wed Sep 11, 2002 4:08 pm

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