How my life is mostly about JE

Jun 16, 2009 22:31

☂ I rarely comment on kattunlove, but apparently I feel really strongly about the current Arashi fansubbing issues. This kind of confirmed a few of my thoughts and kind of makes stormy_team and sbkfansubs seem... well, yes. Not that I disagree with locking subs, but the whole application process is just so.. out there ( Read more... )

ilu kame-chan, kame needs so much love, geekery, so pleased, university is traumatic, my life is so mundane, they call it work experience, i want moar time, je: kat-tun, dorkitude, je: arashi, je

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gingifere June 16 2009, 13:11:59 UTC
I sort of find the whole idea of locking subs up ridiculous, in the same way that I find the idea of banning the uploads of albums and singles before the release date ridiculous. At the end of the day, what they are doing is illegal, and ok, yes, some people have received letters/emails from companies who work with JE to stop the illegal distribution of photos or JE merchandise, but at the same time I doubt JE are all that bothered with chasing every single person online who is subbing dramas and putting them onto streaming sites.

I think my main problem with sbkfansubs is how rude they came across as--it was very much a case of 'we are very pissed off and so we are going to be nasty and condescending and if you don't like it you can fuck off'. And like I understand their irritation about people putting the passwords to the latest Quiz Show subs onto the hate meme, but at the same time I can understand why someone did it. Idk. I'm not going to join sbkfansubs or stormy_team because I don't care all that much about Arashi or K8 and I'm not about to try and justify my love for either group.

I'm pleased to hear about Kame's drama. Me and Tia sort of came to the same conclusion, in that most people were probably either watching the baseball game or out--afterall Saturday night at 8 pm is when most people are out having fun!

I hope the weather clears up for you!

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darkgloom June 19 2009, 02:51:28 UTC
While I can understand locking subs, I find their application process unreasonable and baffling. And I agree with you about the JE thing. It's doubtful that JE would care so much, and to my knowledge, no one has been sued. There might have been cease and desist letters but if we're following JE's rules, then by all rights everyone on LJ or anyone who has ever posted JE pics, etc, would have gotten them too. The cease and desist letters aren't limited to fansubs or videos. I find the whole mass hysteria baffling, especially with the fansubbing groups so paranoid about being found out and yet so willing to mark their names all over the vids. Kind of ironic, no?

Yeah, I agree pretty much. My impression of both stormy-team and sbkfansubs is that they're really just playing power games. And to be honest, all this backlash was pretty predictable. They thought they could still retain goodwill from fans while treating them rudely and condescendingly and like potential 'streaming criminals'? Heh, good luck with that. There's a reason why 'guilty until proven innocent' laws don't work.

I love Arashi but I'm not willing to put up with being treated like that or letting them judge whether my love for Arashi is 'good enough'. The whole thing just raises my heckles.

Me too! Though it looks like the comment from a fan and the screenshot about the ratings averaging where deleted >_>

It's sunny but cold. Ah winter ;_;

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