sequel to Silent Hill "Cheer cheer? Streamers or fansubbers Today, with this cold, I wanted to turn my machine and get to see some Anime. Since last week I posted on my blog, the Japanese animated series as the most popular online site Crunchy Roll, I received a lot of emails asking how I do to see them. Actually, this is where we enter a somewhat controversial topic. Reason what I write on this occasion.
To date, the series was broadcast in Japan are possible to be via "streaming" on various sites like Crunchyroll, Anime New Network, Funimation, Anime Network, of legal formalities. In fact, some hours after its broadcast in Japan. These sites pass them into two categories: One, for a free account, but with announcements and advertisements of their sponsors. Or the other, creating a membership on an annual or monthly amount is paid, which exempts you from any kind of propaganda.
If someone like us (Mexicans) entered several of these sites we come to a sad and unpleasant legend that says "Access Denied by Region" or something like this "Sorry, due to licensing Limitations, videos Are unavailable in your region" What then? Note: Not all sites have this problem, but if there are series that do not offer that option. Series that often are the most popular. Example: Occult Seikematsu Gakuin.
is here where the thin line between the ethical and the fan goes. When all options are gone, one can easily enter into Google, find the serial search and download without a major problem, the chapters or the animated film that any of the above sites did not allow for legal reasons. At these sites, are often called "Fansubs" fan sites devoted to subtitle these animated series exclusively to take credit for it (nonprofit) and where an agreement is made "word" for those who do not download it sold nor rented. "Hopefully,"
What happened here? Do we become accomplices of an illegal act because you have downloaded this material only for wanting to see? Why want to enjoy one of our hobbies? I leave an extract from the legal dilemma in which these sites that offer this material are:
precisely the ethical and legal issues fansub have caused heated debate since the creation of the first subtitling group. However, it is important to know that literary and artistic works are protected by the Berne Convention
well as by the laws of intellectual property protection in most countries.
fansub groups translated, edited and distributed the videos without the consent of the author of the work, so that, for example, violate Article 8 of the Berne Convention dealing with the
right of the author to authorize translation of their works.
For the anime fansub, one of the implicit rules of the groups is to stop any distribution of material once a company has gained rights marketing of a product to avoid as far as possible, to compete directly with the official product. Given that one of the main motivations of the fansub is to promote the product, once a company acquires a license in your country, you lose the justification and should no longer be continuing the work of translation and subtitling, as are violated copyright.
In the case of the U.S. or the UK, when a company acquires distribution rights to the series of Anime, fansub site would be required to halt its distribution in some of these countries, at least, he says this law. What
happens in Mexico? In our country, few companies are actually acquiring the distribution rights of Anime. One of them is for example: Zima Entertainment. In this case, Zima has the distribution rights to series such as Remi, The Adventures of Gigi, Mazinger Z, Astroboy, Lala Belle, La Familia Robinson, Tom Sawyer, and the films of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli. This means that if any of us tried to download this material are breaking the law in our country.
What about the series being broadcast in Japan and are available online for download? In strict theory, since there is no distributor in Mexico is not contrary to law, even if we violate the Berne Convention. The ethical obligation to see yourself (as we would if we had access to television in Japan) and then delete it. At least with that, we are "pretending" we see it as anyone else.
As you will see is a real dilemma. Now, what I do I do? As of today I'm subscribed to several online sites that carry the programs and pay a monthly fee for them (on average $ 5 a month) and I can see as much animation without constraint.
On the other hand, actually I admit, I feel the need to download multiple chapter of animation that I see on some sites that offer it. My motto? buy on DVD when they come out.
Since the issue that concerns us today is more related about other options for the series, I leave the links of sites that have a true professional of Anime fansubbing. The league is:
http://www.mcanime.net .
This site has animation of the past and present. It is a huge repository of links Megaupload safe Fileshare or containing the episodes.
If for some reason, are afraid if this is safe or not. I have another site that is very good and professional. I leave
here League.
Well, this is the story that I bring to this Sunday. As always, do not hesitate to write and send me your comments.
A hug.
