Japan to legalise MADs?

dokidoki · Post by **dokidoki** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:02 pm

http://www.japanator.com/elephant/post.phtml?pk=8570

Given their stance on doujinshi I guess it's not too surprising, though the "cyber-district" thing sounds a little odd. Hopefully some stuff gets put back on to Nico Nico Douga in the future.

YouTube · Post by **Kionon** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:22 pm

Go country I have immigrated to!

Sukunai · Post by **Sukunai** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:15 am

It's always funny to see some group fighting over the legality of something where making that something illegal can only harm the source.

I can see fighting for the rights of say a feature film, where the idea is to make it criminal to make copies of the film so that people can't watch them for free.

But when the process is applied to people that are only using selected bits and pieces, along with a tune, that can only result in free advertising. It strikes me as peculiar. Especially when it only angers a fan base that would normally be supportive to the product in the first place.

Oh well, I long ago stopped waiting for courts to make any real sense.

Zarxrax · Post by **Zarxrax** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 3:28 pm

Cyber district? Is that like those free speech zones here in the US?

Castor Troy · Post by **Castor Troy** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 5:11 pm

I thought Japanese companies HATED amvs.

*recalls the AX Kevin Caldwell Engel incident rumor*

YouTube · Post by **Kionon** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 8:08 pm

I work with a M@D creator. He only identified himself after he saw me editing at work. According to him, M@D creators keep a low profile not out of fear, but because it is part of the philosophy being influenced by being Japanese. Whether he speaks for the entire movement or not, I don't know.

shonen_jidai · Post by **shonen_jidai** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:53 am

If by cyber district they mean authorized domains on which MADs can legally exist for sharing over the internet, I'm not sure how that can possibly work. Once anything gets on the internet it can spread far beyond its origin. Even streamed media can be saved and shared by anyone who knows how or finds the right tools. In any case, I think this is still good news.

Fall_Child42 · Post by **Fall_Child42** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:55 am

cyber district sounds like something out of Neuromancer.

(i.e. AWESOME)

Kalium · Post by **Kalium** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 4:28 pm

The sky above the website was the color of a browser, tuned to a dead IP address.

Savia · Post by **Savia** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 6:05 pm

Kionon wrote:Go country I have emigrated to!

Fix'd

This is interesting, but not exactly surprising, news.