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[–] Kissaki@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago

The Godzilla article exceeded 3,000 Japanese characters in length, while the Overlord piece transcribed dialogue verbatim to the actual episode

Well, that's pretty excessive. And monetized.

It's not just summaries or plot overview or interpretation or whatever.

Maybe it'd be different if accessible and marketed as visually impaired accessibility.

[–] HiDiddlyDoodlyHo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 72 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

This is an absolutely incredible overreach. What's next, reviews on Goodreads? Fan forums discussing the latest episode of their favorite show? Articles talking about why a property should be handled carefully due to its content? Wikipedia? All of these places make money somehow just to operate, primarily through ad placement like this person's website. Where is the line?

[–] borari@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Fan-made sub translations?

[–] Bobby@sh.itjust.works 35 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Fan-made sub translations?

Strictly speaking they have always been illegal, it's just that nobody care because it's hard to argue for damages when an anime isn't commercially distributed in that region.

[–] CyberSeeker@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 5 days ago

The translations and distribution of .srt files seems like a clear derivative work. For hard subs, though, yes.

[–] borari@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 days ago

Ah, was completely unaware that was the case. Thanks!

[–] lulungomeena_burbclave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Behold, an illegal fansub:

Spike dies.

Not for sale or rent, please support the commercial release.

[–] Luminous5481@anarchist.nexus 6 points 4 days ago

ok, that's it. straight to jail.

[–] applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 5 days ago

Thats fucking crazy

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 14 points 5 days ago

How’s that corporate boot taste?

Capitalist scum.

[–] raman_klogius@ani.social 2 points 4 days ago

Samurai government at work