From: MTHV37A@prodigy.com (Joseph Braviak) Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime Organization: Prodigy Services Company 1-800-PRODIGY Distribution: world This is the text of a news release dated May 22, 1995 that was given out in Dallas, Tx at the Video Software Dealers Association Convention: Japanese Animation Industry Unites to Form Anti-Piracy Organization -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- The Japanese Animation industry has formed an anti-piracy organization called J.A.I.L.E.D. (Japanese Animation Industry Legal Enforcement Division), in an effort to collectively protect the Intellectual property rights of its members. An official announcement will be delivered today by John O'Donnell, Managing Director of Central Park Media, at the Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA) convention in Dallas. Participating members of J.A.I.L.E.D. include AD Vision Inc, Animeigo Inc. , Central Park Media Corp., Manga Entertainment Inc., Books Nippan, Pioneer Entertainment (USA) LP, The Right Stuf, Viz Communications, and Voyager Entertainment Inc. J.A.I.L.E.D. is represented by an expert intellectual Property attorney Jules Zalon, who with over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry, has successfully seized bootleg property and prosecuted offenders throughout the country. Mr Zalon will work closely with the organization in its quest to stop all future pirating of copyrighted material, on VHS, laser disc, CD, CD-ROM, or any other format belonging to these companies. Additionally, a 1-(800) number has been established to assist in informing J.A.I.L.E.D. of pirates and bootleggers. If you have any information call: 1-(800) 917-9799 Japanese Animation represents an exciting new genre which has been hailed by the press, with recent articles appearing in Wired Magazine, Billboard, and the New York Times. The industry has grown exponentially in the past five years, and J.A.I.L.E.D. demonstrates a unified effort to eliminate piracy in the Japanese Animation Industry. J.A.I.L.E.D. 250 West 57th Street Suite 317 New York, N.Y. 10107@0F@ @0F@ @07@ @1F@ MORE ON J.A.I.L.E.D. PART II @0E@ @0E@Date: 05-27-95 (01:35) From: STEVE PEARL To: ALL Subj: @0F@RE: J.A.I.L.E.D.-ANTI-PIRACY@0D@ @0D@----------------------------------------------------------------------@0E@ @0E@From: starbuck@raven.cybercom.com (Steve Pearl) Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime Organization: CyberComm Online Services <1995May26.135545.28551@news.cs.indiana.edu> From what I heard, JAILED will be ignoring the small fans and going after the commercial pirates. What Lopa is doing is not representative of what JAILED intends to do. However, I am maitaining a wait and see attitude myself. And this does not negate individual companies sending out C&D letters to fans like Viz has done. Steve --- Stephen Pearl (Starbuck) Internet: starbuck@cybercom.com WWW: http://www.cybercom.com/~starbuck/@07@ @07@ @0F@ @07@ @1F@ MORE ON J.A.I.L.E.D. PART III@0E@ @0E@From: MR. FUN To: ALL Subj: @0F@VIZ BOYCOTT@0D@ @0D@------------------------------------------------------------------------@0E@ @0E@From: astroboy@neosoft.com (Mr. Fun) Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime FACTS) Organization: NeoSoft Internet Services +1 713 968 5800 <3q96m0$mku@canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca> <3q9df0$6sj@uuneo.neosoft.com> <3qb445$7am@uuneo.neosoft.com> <3qcsuv$set@canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca> {>No. As a software developer I don't see copyright violations as victimless {>crimes. {Yes, but guess what? if there isn't a copywright on the tape, it ISN'T {PROTECTED! IT IS NOT A COPYWRIGHT INFRINGMENT! There are countries in the {world that don't have software copywrighted in them, and therefore it's {fine to copy them because there's nothing the company can do until they {copywright it. The same holds true here. If there is no copywright on it {then there can be no charges pressed. So far is my understanding of the {copywright infringment laws. You are mistaken. There are several international copyright laws that the US and Japan have both agreed to. Anything copyrighted there is protected here, even if the rights to this market haven't been sold. They are civil statutes and not criminal, so you can't go to jail for fan subbing, but you can be made to pay a fine. International copyright protection is vital to development of certain kinds of software. Look at Hollywood. If they didn't have any legal grounds for prosecuting pirates in foreign markets, they couldn't count on revenues from those markets. Most big budget films today are budgeted based on predicted income from Europe and Asia, from both theatrical and tape revenue. Someday I hope anime is in the same boat. If anime films could count on a chunk of the US market, they could finance more and larger films.