Personally, I think it would be hard to deal with these kind of issues just as Iwata states. The issue you pointed out, where nintendo shut down a fan-made film based on the Legend of Zelda might have been necessary.
If the film were going to start actually turning a profit for the creator then they kind of crossed the line where they're profiting off someone else's intellectual property.
You can't expect to take a company's intellectual property, make a movie around it then cash in on it in theaters. I really can't blame Nintendo for stopping it once it hit theaters.
Now as for stopping its free distribution online, that's halfway dumb unless of course, they're making boatloads of cash off of it somehow.
I wonder about this all the time. I log into Gmail with an encrypted connection (https). So if I send personal email from here, I'd hope that its off limits and they can't see it, but on the other hand... is it really?
If IT take a screen capture or grabs some key strokes from a personal email, I guess its technically not off limits.
Eh, I remember not too long ago in the mid 90's when techno music was all the rage. I honestly couldn't tell the difference in mainstream vs independent in that sense.
It might not be that hard to find decent sounding hip hop dribble that was released independently.
Actually, simply calling someone a douche or any other dirty name isn't really grounds for libel (from what I gather from watching Penn & Teller's Bullshit).
Saying untrue things about someone or making accusations that would hurt their reputation on the other hand is.
Best bet is to say what you want, but never name or picture the person you're ranting about. If they happen to "know" who you're talking about then great!
Meh (as shanoboy)
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I will check out the Clicker site though.
Re: Good Eats
awesome
Hold up...
HAHAH! (as shanoboy)
Its a muddy area (as shanoboy)
If the film were going to start actually turning a profit for the creator then they kind of crossed the line where they're profiting off someone else's intellectual property.
just steal the movies already (as shanoboy)
The movie distributors sure are doing a good job of making themselves look like assholes.
Oh GEEZ.
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You can't expect to take a company's intellectual property, make a movie around it then cash in on it in theaters. I really can't blame Nintendo for stopping it once it hit theaters.
Now as for stopping its free distribution online, that's halfway dumb unless of course, they're making boatloads of cash off of it somehow.
web based email (as shanoboy)
If IT take a screen capture or grabs some key strokes from a personal email, I guess its technically not off limits.
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Re: Brilliant! (as shanoboy)
It might not be that hard to find decent sounding hip hop dribble that was released independently.
Re: Well.... (as shanoboy)
Saying untrue things about someone or making accusations that would hurt their reputation on the other hand is.
Best bet is to say what you want, but never name or picture the person you're ranting about. If they happen to "know" who you're talking about then great!
(untitled comment) (as shanoboy)
too long... (as shanoboy)
If you're going to release it, go all the way and throw a torrent out there.
patriot act (as shanoboy)
I'm kidding! Only for the terrorists!
limit to the US & Canada! Ha! (as shanoboy)
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