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I read Ebay v. MercExchange on Westlaw; I don't think the 4-factor test they propose is such a huge burden, but yes it's not a "gimme" by any means. Also note that it applies to Permanent and not Preliminary Injunctions. Such issues as insufficiency of damages can't be assessed until a re...

I'd like to point out, post-eBay v. MercExchange the burden of proof for a preliminary injunction in IP cases is actually quite burdensome. It is no longer an automatic gimme. This is all a moot point because Japan probably has differing procedures for granting an interim injunction, and it would be...

Renkin: Due to various international treaties Japan is obligated to recognized existence of copyright without regard to the nationality of the author(s). Japan also doesn't have a jury system. Finally, I would think 4LS is more concerned with stopping a company from making a blatant ripoff for profi...

encrypted12345 wrote:... I'm pretty sure the KS devs don't have the capabilities to do a full-blown lawsuit.

I may be speaking out of my ass here, but I'm going to assume that just like the USA, Japan has lawyers and legal interest groups who are willing to work pro bono that would be willing to represent them

There's a simple workaround to the problem of licensing, of any kind (as well as the whole "Katawa" being a swear/slander word). Superficial changes to the names and appearances! :D Example: Katawa Shoujo ---> Fugusha Shoujo Suku-ru. Now we don't have to worry about offending the Japanese...

Scene: A Brief History of Thyme Line: Lilly: "Not really. It was just Hanako and I having a little party during the night after school." {me, not I} Line: Sounds like a pretty lonely way to spend a birthday, just she and Hanako staying overnight. {her, not she} These are actually grammati...

Hisao's theme song:

I started playing YMK recently and the MC in YMK comes off as a giant insensitive dbag to me I think his heart is in the right place, but he makes some really idiotic decisions and says stupid things. The Mizuki good ending had me laughing pretty hard because of how stupid he was. Kohei: What's the...

Emi/Rin's friendship seems more like one borne of circumstance and not really situated in any real connection between the two of them. That's just the vibe I get, they're sort of like the quote from The Office where Jim says something like "You're only friendly with these people because you see...

Hanako herself states that she consented after the fact , albeit for the wrong reasons. So, no rape there, either. Although you could argue that Hisao could've been a little more active in seeking confirmation before going through with it. Always remember to break the mood by asking the question &q...

I started playing YMK recently and the MC in YMK comes off as a giant insensitive dbag to me

Libra wrote:I want to know who got the Kenji death ending for the first time playing.

I hope that didn't put you off the game.

I didn't really know what I was doing at the time, and sort of randomly selected options at the choice screens, and then went "wtf just happened".

On the whole subject of copyright, I've always wondered how anime conventions and other conventions get away with having artist alleys where the main attraction is hundreds of drawings of copyrighted characters being sold... Probably licensed. No. I think the conventions just turn a blind eye, but ...

Ryto wrote:On the whole subject of copyright, I've always wondered how anime conventions and other conventions get away with having artist alleys where the main attraction is hundreds of drawings of copyrighted characters being sold...

Probably licensed.

Oh and running should be done every other day, just like any kind of workout. Stretching is very important. Remember to warm your body up (by doing jumping jacks and rapid movements) before doing stretches. Always do dynamic stretching BEFORE your run and static stretches AFTER. Land with the balls...