Do Not Fansub Ghost in the Shell Film
August 24th, 2006 by RPG_Masterz | 6 comments
On August 22, 2006 (Cypress, CA) Bandai Entertainment Inc. sent out a general notice to the fan community today stating it would be carefully monitoring the market for the creation and/or distribution of illegal fansubs or other pirated copies of all Bandai Entertainment Inc. titles, including the yet to be released title, Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society.
Several fansub sites have publicly announced plans to create and distribute illegal fansubs of Solid State Society following its release in Japan. However, Bandai Entertainment Inc. and Manga Entertainment have secured the exclusive right to distribute this title in the US. The creation of translated versions of Solid State Society is considered an unauthorized derivative and constitutes infringement of the intellectual property rights in the work as well as unfair competition. Furthermore, uploading and downloading of the programs without an official license or explicit consent by the content owner(s) constitutes infringement of copyright, trademark and other intellectual property rights, and is an illegal act. Bandai must take steps to protect its investment in the property and will take all measures available to stop the illegal distribution of its titles, including instituting court proceedings. If it is forced to do so, Bandai is prepared to seek statutory damages and/or damages to cover its loss of sales.
“Fansubs, even those not sold for profit, are harmful to our properties and industry overall and we will be watching closely to make sure our rights regarding SSS are not infringed,” said Ken Iyadomi, President of Bandai Entertainment Inc. “We are prepared to take legal action against fansubbers and illegal download and other distribution sites if this notice is ignored,” he added.
Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society will be released by Bandai Entertainment Inc. in 2007.
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Comments
Hmmm Ive already wacthed all of Ghost in the shell any way so u know thats retarded to me :P
by demontenchi on August 28th, 2006
Well, they only mean the new movie. Not the series, cause to actually make it illegal and such now, after the series has already been released and fansubbed many times, would be retarded.
Gaah, I saw that they'll release the film on this PPV channel, SKY perfecTV!, and some other one. D:
Gaah, I saw that they'll release the film on this PPV channel, SKY perfecTV!, and some other one. D:
by Sorariku-chan on August 29th, 2006
I wanna wacth it than .......but i bet some one might fansub it anyway
by demontenchi on August 29th, 2006
I cannot say I enjoy hearing of this. Very many works never see airtime and only can be found through download or import. Even then how does someone who can not read or speak Japanese supposed to handle that. Certainly other companies will follow suit.
What is going to happen to my poor old youtube -_-.
Anyways... remarks? Comments? Feedback?
Any would be nice.
What is going to happen to my poor old youtube -_-.
Anyways... remarks? Comments? Feedback?
Any would be nice.
by Siziol on October 15th, 2006
They're not making it illegal. It has always been illegal to redistribute anime, or any copyrighted media for that matter, without the creator's express permission.
It's just that when it's taken from another country, as with this case, it's a civil case; it means that the publisher has to actually take the redistributors to court. In most cases, I guess, the publishers choose to let fansubbers of anime go, because it increases exposure to new audiences. Or maybe it's just too expensive.
Bandai is just asking for fansubs of the movie to not happen. It's perfectly reasonable, seeing as Ghost in the Shell already has a large Western audience and all.
There's nothing to be unhappy about. Unless you're an avid pirate, of course.
It's just that when it's taken from another country, as with this case, it's a civil case; it means that the publisher has to actually take the redistributors to court. In most cases, I guess, the publishers choose to let fansubbers of anime go, because it increases exposure to new audiences. Or maybe it's just too expensive.
Bandai is just asking for fansubs of the movie to not happen. It's perfectly reasonable, seeing as Ghost in the Shell already has a large Western audience and all.
There's nothing to be unhappy about. Unless you're an avid pirate, of course.
by Mikhile on October 15th, 2006
It's my understanding that so long as the work isn't licensed for US release it's legal however, works now are licensed during the Japaneses airing thus killing any hope for fansub fans. This is bad news no matter how you look at it (for the fansubs anyway) and I really wanted to see this movie.
by staticgrave666 on March 16th, 2007
