Harvard Lecture on Anime Copyright and Online Piracy

narcted · Post by **narcted** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 7:34 pm

Anyone out there interested in going to this lecture? Just figure it's something many of us would be interested in.

DeinReich · Post by **DeinReich** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 8:20 pm

Nope, not at all. It's just going to be another "Piracy is wrong in every way, even if its free advertising, and anyone who does it should get 25 to life" speech from someone with a teaching degree.

And besides, I get enough lecturing from my parents.

paranoia_agent99 · Post by **paranoia_agent99** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 10:52 pm

well yes cause i might be doing it (jk)
yeah i would just in case it is serious.....
BUT if its a n idiot who keeps on going on bout how wroung it is i will get up and leave

BasharOfTheAges · Post by **BasharOfTheAges** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 8:51 am

A few people i know (and a few of their friends) were thinking of stacking the place with a pro-fansub audience... but everyone's so busy/lazy to attend...

devilmaykickass · Post by **devilmaykickass** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 7:28 pm

I'd go if it wasn't all the way on the other side of the country.

Unpronounceable_Symbol · Post by **Unpronounceable_Symbol** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 8:05 pm

The actual title of the lecture is "Anime Fans and the Copyright Wars: What Should Japan's Content Industries Do about Online Piracy?"

And if it's coming from Harvard, I'd be inclined to say they'll take an even-handed approach to the subject, ie. accept that fansubbing will happen, and rather than just chastise the audience (which may or may not be fansub patrons or even anime fans), find ways for Japan to deal with the problem other than hamfisted RIAA-style sue-everything-with-a-computer tactics.