Comments on: Another One Bites the Dust. Zelda Fan Movie Goes Offline http://www.the-games-blog.com/another-one-bites-the-dust-zelda-fan-movie-goes-offline/ We always bring our B-Game Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:52:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Greg Barbe http://www.the-games-blog.com/another-one-bites-the-dust-zelda-fan-movie-goes-offline/comment-page-1/#comment-1976 Greg Barbe Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:17:07 +0000 http://www.the-games-blog.com/?p=3185#comment-1976 It did but while Sony breaks its business into independent divisions (SCEA, SCEJ, SCEE), Nintendo does not. It has one office that makes these kinds of decisions. So the letter comes from the local office (American address) but the Japanese office makes the final decision. It did but while Sony breaks its business into independent divisions (SCEA, SCEJ, SCEE), Nintendo does not. It has one office that makes these kinds of decisions. So the letter comes from the local office (American address) but the Japanese office makes the final decision.

]]> By: Dan Furnas http://www.the-games-blog.com/another-one-bites-the-dust-zelda-fan-movie-goes-offline/comment-page-1/#comment-1974 Dan Furnas Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:51:20 +0000 http://www.the-games-blog.com/?p=3185#comment-1974 I was under the impression that the cease and desist came from the Nintendo of America office, not Japan. That might be my mistake, though. I was under the impression that the cease and desist came from the Nintendo of America office, not Japan. That might be my mistake, though.

]]> By: Greg Barbe http://www.the-games-blog.com/another-one-bites-the-dust-zelda-fan-movie-goes-offline/comment-page-1/#comment-1969 Greg Barbe Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:32:13 +0000 http://www.the-games-blog.com/?p=3185#comment-1969 Nintendo is from Japan but I think the situation comes down to a "can't see the forest because of the trees" situation. The doujin companies have come to realize that the sales of the original product increase as the amount of fan fic increases. So unless you try and pass yourself off as the original artist your fine. Other sectors, especially if they have a US base, can't see the fan fic as the tribute it is by the people who love your product. Nintendo could have easily made a licensing deal with BMB. Learn from the Recording industry. Suing your fans does not increase profits. They should have taken a youtube approach. You can claim DMCA and get a video taken down, or you can put a link in the vid on where to buy the music or movie clips that were used. Smart companies make money off the fans, dumb ones send DMCA take downs. Nintendo is from Japan but I think the situation comes down to a “can’t see the forest because of the trees” situation. The doujin companies have come to realize that the sales of the original product increase as the amount of fan fic increases. So unless you try and pass yourself off as the original artist your fine.

Other sectors, especially if they have a US base, can’t see the fan fic as the tribute it is by the people who love your product. Nintendo could have easily made a licensing deal with BMB. Learn from the Recording industry. Suing your fans does not increase profits.

They should have taken a youtube approach. You can claim DMCA and get a video taken down, or you can put a link in the vid on where to buy the music or movie clips that were used. Smart companies make money off the fans, dumb ones send DMCA take downs.

]]> By: Dan Furnas http://www.the-games-blog.com/another-one-bites-the-dust-zelda-fan-movie-goes-offline/comment-page-1/#comment-1964 Dan Furnas Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:39:28 +0000 http://www.the-games-blog.com/?p=3185#comment-1964 Ugh. Again? Why can't we have the doujinshi-accepting culture that the Japanese do? I mean, look at ComiKet. People's heads would explode if someone tried to organize a gigantic convention here that's essentially based around selling fan-fiction. Ugh. Again?

Why can’t we have the doujinshi-accepting culture that the Japanese do? I mean, look at ComiKet. People’s heads would explode if someone tried to organize a gigantic convention here that’s essentially based around selling fan-fiction.

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