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Post subject: Got one question about the superman episodes and...
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| ... toonami copywritten stuff. How can you guys legally have all that copywritten stuff available for download on your site? Just wondering. |
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 Wed Jul 13, 2005 7:14 pm |
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It's not legal, technically.
But Cartoon Network's not going to sue TylerL for free advertising.
At least, that's how I understand it.
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| Wed Jul 13, 2005 7:33 pm |
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| John_Bono_Smithy_Satchmo wrote: |
It's not legal, technically.
But Cartoon Network's not going to sue TylerL for free advertising.
At least, that's how I understand it. |
True but what about the superman episodes? |
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| Wed Jul 13, 2005 7:34 pm |
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| You mean the old ones? I believe those are part of public domain now. |
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| Wed Jul 13, 2005 7:55 pm |
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| Fodder wrote: |
| You mean the old ones? I believe those are part of public domain now. |
Where can I find this "public domain?" |
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| Wed Jul 13, 2005 7:57 pm |
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IM sure Nobu will correct me on this but...
Public domain is entertainment without any owner. Whether thats an issue with age or take overs. It means old songs especially that are public domain. In other words free for the public to use. A good example of this is the King Kong remake. WHich didnt have to pay any rights to the orignal owners because the movie had become public domain. |
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| Wed Jul 13, 2005 8:20 pm |
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| Thanks a lot Fodder. One more question though. Do you (or anyone reading this) know where I can find a list or source of animes in the public domain. |
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| Wed Jul 13, 2005 8:36 pm |
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Oh, sorry. Didn't read the thread title, and just figured it was a question about TDA's normal stuff.
Yeah, I think those are public domain now.
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| Wed Jul 13, 2005 8:44 pm |
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| UpYurSkirt wrote: |
| Thanks a lot Fodder. One more question though. Do you (or anyone reading this) know where I can find a list or source of animes in the public domain. |
I don't think you'll find any.
Most modern anime is way too recent, you'd have to look for pre-WW II stuff.
But there are plenty of good American public-domain cartoons to be had at your local video retailer.  
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| Wed Jul 13, 2005 8:51 pm |
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You can find a lot of nice public domain stuff at places like WalMart, Target and dollar stores now.
Check for a display of thin DVDs tightly packed in boxes of a hundred. There are some real gems in there like The Lucy Show, the Three Stooges cartoons, Fleischer Superman, Flash Gordon, etc etc.
Things like Anime intros/endings and promotional videos are more-or-less created for the promotion of a certain property. Companies rarely have problems with the free retransmission of advertisements.
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| Wed Jul 13, 2005 8:56 pm |
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| Fodder wrote: |
| IM sure Nobu will correct me on this but... |
Nah, you pretty much got it right. 
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| Wed Jul 13, 2005 8:59 pm |
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| TylerL wrote: |
You can find a lot of nice public domain stuff at places like WalMart, Target and dollar stores now.
Check for a display of thin DVDs tightly packed in boxes of a hundred. There are some real gems in there like The Lucy Show, the Three Stooges cartoons, Fleischer Superman, Flash Gordon, etc etc.
Things like Anime intros/endings and promotional videos are more-or-less created for the promotion of a certain property. Companies rarely have problems with the free retransmission of advertisements. |
Hmm, so if I want to search for animes in the public domain I have to go to Japan or get it off ebay?
What about animes unlicensed in the U.S. (but licensed in Japan)? Or does licensing work internationally? |
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| Wed Jul 13, 2005 9:16 pm |
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| Thats a real grey area. Technically, you can obtain unlicensed program in your region from another country. However, recently an anime company in Japan did send a CaD letter to fansubbers of several series. |
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| Wed Jul 13, 2005 9:23 pm |
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| KingSpanky wrote: |
| Technically, you can obtain unlicensed program in your region from another country. |
This is true.
| UpYurSkirt wrote: |
| What about animes unlicensed in the U.S. (but licensed in Japan)? Or does licensing work internationally? |
It's not as grey as Spanky make it out to be. You are infringing on the original copyright holder's rights in that instance unless you're purchasing and importing the physical media.
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| Wed Jul 13, 2005 9:29 pm |
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It's not a grey area at all.
Read up on the Berne Convention.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/treaties/berne/overview.html
Copyright infringement is illegal in any country that is part of the Berne Convention.
All "unlicensed" means is "lazy Japanese production company doesn't want to release their product in America and is waiting for American company to pay a lot of money AND do all the work for them".
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