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Was wondering how the upload in this case might be different than the AOE2 game I watched yesterday.

crop_rotation 3y ago
The article answers that > "Steins;Gate" is a visual novel, and as the name implies, the gameplay consists primarily of reading, with few prompts or inputs required by the player. With the intended appeal being much more watching the narrative unfold than directly controlling the onscreen action, visual novels are, comparatively, closer than other games to a book or movie In contrast, even a campaign in AOE2 requires a lot of actions to go anywhere.
- cubefox 3y ago
  The article says: > In a statement following his arrest, CODA, Japan’s Content Overseas Distribution Promotion Organization, asserted that, “in principle,” any use of gameplay videos requires permission from the rights holder. The legal situation might be different in other countries.
astrange 3y ago
Microsoft could DMCA a let's play of one of their games, but Western publishers generally don't care about like Japanese publishers do, so they don't bother. But the US also has fair use and Japan doesn't, so it'd be easier to fight. Instead, Japanese publishers who do want to encourage streaming put up rules promising not to take you down as long as you don't show X content, or especially lenient IPs like Touhou will have copyright grants for fanart, and you can't do anything outside of that in public.
- charlieyu1 3y ago
  I guess it is quite opposite to what I know, doujins (fanfics) of anime characters are very popular in Japan. On the other hand, don’t think anybody is dare to sell fanfics of Disney characters.
  - astrange 3y ago
    You mostly see illegal pirated copies of those. There are series no one will touch (Nintendo or Doraemon), and series that people will sell at real life events but won't upload anywhere permanent or allow resale (mostly if it involves actual people, like bands or movies). The series where they're open about it commercially like Touhou/Vocaloid have explicit rules for what's ok and what isn't though.

The article answers that > "Steins;Gate" is a visual novel, and as the name implies, the gameplay consists primarily of reading, with few prompts or inputs required by the player. With the intended appeal being much more watching the narrative unfold than directly controlling the onscreen action, visual novels are, comparatively, closer than other games to a book or movie In contrast, even a campaign in AOE2 requires a lot of actions to go anywhere.

cubefox 3y ago
The article says: > In a statement following his arrest, CODA, Japan’s Content Overseas Distribution Promotion Organization, asserted that, “in principle,” any use of gameplay videos requires permission from the rights holder. The legal situation might be different in other countries.

astrange 3y ago

Microsoft could DMCA a let's play of one of their games, but Western publishers generally don't care about like Japanese publishers do, so they don't bother. But the US also has fair use and Japan doesn't, so it'd be easier to fight. Instead, Japanese publishers who do want to encourage streaming put up rules promising not to take you down as long as you don't show X content, or especially lenient IPs like Touhou will have copyright grants for fanart, and you can't do anything outside of that in public.

charlieyu1 3y ago
I guess it is quite opposite to what I know, doujins (fanfics) of anime characters are very popular in Japan. On the other hand, don’t think anybody is dare to sell fanfics of Disney characters.
- astrange 3y ago
  You mostly see illegal pirated copies of those. There are series no one will touch (Nintendo or Doraemon), and series that people will sell at real life events but won't upload anywhere permanent or allow resale (mostly if it involves actual people, like bands or movies). The series where they're open about it commercially like Touhou/Vocaloid have explicit rules for what's ok and what isn't though.