Some Videos No Longer Available [Follow-up]

[dwchang]

I have not read the entire thread so perhaps this is redundant, but I seriously hope another "fan" on this site isn't responsible for the "press" we got on AnimeNewsNetwork:

Some of the ANN people do visit the Org once in a while.

Well they surely aren't helping nor do I think Phade appreciates the "press" they're giving it.

If anything more people will go OMGWTFBOYCOTT or I'm gonna go write them and then Phade is in for even more headaches.

[kitsunebeolnet]

Is nobody worried about throwing out the baby with the bath here?

Why? Is it floating face down?

[x_rex30]

Ignorant people are going to start trying to contact the bands after reading that. They should take it down ---->IMO<----

[Zahmira]

Well, they are an anime news site. It's kinda their job to post such things.

[x_rex30]

Well, they are an anime news site. It's kinda their job to post such things.

It's not their job to report everything.. especially stuff that can potentially hurt the AMV Community.. And this specific thing is on more of a need to know basis.

[jethropr]

due to the "you must download the local video inorder to leave an opinion rule"

you sure?

Last time I checked, ops could be given to any video, but only star ratings and quick comments could be given to local downloads.

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/phpBB/v ... hp?t=58238

Hey,

The new requirement is only in place for locally available videos. If a vid is only available externally, an opinion can be left at any time.

Phade.

I was partly correct

[aoi_neko]

Need to know," x_rex30? Considering the number of members here? Two can keep a secret if one's dead, and we've got alot more than two. But ANN is still sort of "in the family." I'm just dreading that it's going to get picked up by BoingBoing or Slashdot....

And, if I'm going to comment at all, I guess I should say that I really DON'T BLAME the people involved. Certainly not the bands; not the lawyers -- who could have done much. much, worse; not even the label, because I think your average label "executive" couldn't just make it all OK even if s/he wanted to. If you're looking to blame someone look to your elected representatives and your courts.

[MOD22: Fixed typo for user.]

[DTJB]

I've been going through what's been said here and I can understand how a lot of people can be upset about it. But my feelings are that, if a lock down of this site comes as a result of what has happened, my feelings as an editor are simply, oh well. As a member of this community, it would be upsetting to know that I wouldn't be able to communicate with most of you here, unless the forums were left intact or a separate site were created for such a purpose. But simply, as an editor, it wouldn't really matter to me that much. Like many people here, I find AMV editing to be nothing more than a simple hobby, and because I have other things to deal with in life (school, work, other hobbies, laziness), I can't spend all of my time working on an AMV.

Things is, I wanted to make AMVs long before I even knew other people made these things. It's just something I always wanted to do for fun 'cause I'm really just making them for my own amusement. Sure I show them to my friends all of the time and I enjoy hearing that they like them so much. And if it comes to the point where people can't download my videos (when I finally get around to uploading them , I'm currently working on doing that), I'm still going to keep making them, I'll just have a smaller audience to work with. I hope people don't get too bent out of shape because of what could happen. As it's been said, we still have the conventions which allow us to show them to others, and we can always show off our talents to our friends. So don't quit your hobbies because of one little incident, have fun with it and keep having fun with it, because if you're not doing it for the fun of it, well, why are you doing it?

Sorry if I'm just regurgitating what's already been said, but I had to speak my mind about it.

[MysticalTiger]

People in this country are WAAY to sue-happy and greedy.. No wonder other countries hate us.

I know a lot of you are going to yell at me and disagree and blablabla. But, I wanna say it.

I understand where they're coming from, but I dont think they understand what their doing. It's not Mp3 Distribution. It's people who own anime and CDS, they put them together, and then they send them to each other. I dont see the problem with that. I am especally angry that I used all that time to create something that NO ONE else can view. It's total crap. If someone wanted to use music from my band, i'd say "go right ahead". I like to see people enjoying my music and finding a creative outlook on it. I dont want to hold back people from listening to my music because they dont have enough money to go buy the CD. Hey, if Yahoo can offer Music Videos, why cant we?

Another thing- As long as there is a way, people will do it. Their so-called stealing music is such a load of crap. It's like copyfit money. Theres no WAY your going to stop it. As long as humans exist, they will try to get things the easy way. Music, in my opinion, should not be so darn expensive. It's like water. They charge for it- but they have no right to.

I wish people would stop sucking up to the old people on the RIAA. They dont know a key signature from a CD player and are better money hogs they musical regulators. >.< I bet they still think music is played on records for heavens sake.

..Okie.. I needed to get that out of my system. I know it's not helping or hurting anything, but I need to rant. It's like taxes. You rant and rave about them, but you eventually need to do them. Anywho. This is me, being angry because I just lost 5 of my best AMV to this stupid greedy american crap.

I still like Evanescence, though. *laughs* I just did a speech on them the other day. XD

[badmartialarts]

My new .sig sums it all up for everyone involved, I think.