Tag Archives: fansubs

Post Anime Expo: Bringing Home the Spoils

By Alex Leavitt | Published: 10 July 2009

This article might also be subtitled, Is there a future for anime & manga in dealer’s rooms?
Anime Expo was awesome, hands down. If I have panels accepted next year, I will make an effort to return, definitely. And there are many critical comments I can make about Anime Expo, such as the relationship between industry [...]

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Talkin’ About Anime at the Open Video Conference

By Alex Leavitt | Published: 18 June 2009

Been pretty busy this week (as evidenced by the lack of updates). Right now, I’m done in New York, prepping for the Open Video Conference, being held at NYU Law.
I’ll be presenting a talk on Saturday at 5:00 pm called “Online Video Culture: The Case of Fansubs, Anime Music Videos, and Copyright.” What I’m [...]

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YouTube, Fansubs, and a Conflict of Copyright

By Alex Leavitt | Published: 9 February 2009

[This article has been cross-posted to YouTomb.]
Fansubs: fan-produced subtitles added to original footage of foreign television programs or films.
Most commonly a practice by fans of Japanese animation, fansubs have, since the 1980s in America, allowed fans of anime to view the Japanese-language media and share it amongst friends. While technically illegal [1] in terms of [...]

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    See me speak at Penny Arcade Expo East in Boston, MA, from March 26th - 28th, 2010.


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