Comments on: Op/Ed: The Free Fandom Project

By: Nikola Shirakawa

Nikola Shirakawa — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:20:23 +0000

Update to the Press release:

We currently have five distribution locations set up at the following landmarks:

Four Freedoms Plaza, Cleary (151, 201, 122)

The Doctor Who Experience & Card, Katrina (112, 224, 22)

BOXED HEROES MAIN SHOP, Jormundgandr (108, 99, 62)

Outside Marcus Propsero’s Tardis, Lippert (153, 111, 171)
Specializing in Doctor who freebies, with a number of unique items

Wizard’s Alley for the Finest sh, Sunset Harbor (161, 138, 27)
Specializing in magical items, such as wands, and HP merchandise.

Please note that some of these locations have teleport rerouting in place, so you may have to get directions to the shopping area from a local resident.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 16:43:09 +0000

ROLFLMAO AHAHHAHAHAHHAHAA. Lie in bed with griefers this is what you get you fucktard. Now you know how WE feel when we simply try to go around SL for Lulz.

Translation for all of Nickola’s comments and articles = BAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!

By: Nikola Shirakawa

Nikola Shirakawa — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:17:01 +0000

Not Everyone. Just their group, as can be seen in the following chat transcript from Roger Nephilim, owner of the Gotham City Sim:

[17:50] Roger Nephilim: Hmm ok this will take some investigation. I’m busy because CSI NY has there show tonight about SL and combat systems are highlight. the point is we could have alot of new players come here tonight and I can’t deal with your ban right now.
[17:52] Nikola Shirakawa: So That was the reason, I take it.
[17:56] Roger Nephilim: no its a JLU thing. please give me a day, i’m extremely busy tonight.

Roger has to his credit had the level head to reconsider this act. But That does not change the fact that JLU people have been whining everywhere they see me. This statement was confirmed to me by a prominent GLC member who relayed that they were calling for my banning at New Oa upon seeing me, despite the fact that I was not griefing, undoubtedly there to donate lindens as I do from time to time, and was probably not saying a word. I won’t say any more on the subject. You JLU people want to harass me and try to get me blackballed, I’m certainly not going to let you kids cozy on up to my areas. Simple as that. I will not respond to any more comments along that track, as this is not the place for it.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:02:24 +0000

>>I’m withdrawing my invitation to your group, Venkman. NO JLU members are permitted to take part in this project, due to your group’s continued vendetta, which has been confirmed to me by both GLC members and Gotham Staff. Perhaps when you guys grow up, it might be different.

Look look everyone. It’s Nikola “Victim” Shirakawa. Everyone is out to get him. Oh noes. It can’t be. *sob* Poor poor deluded kid. By the way PN so enjoyed all your help in trying to take down the JLU. Gotta love turncoats.

By: Nikola Shirakawa

Nikola Shirakawa — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 04:10:57 +0000

I’m withdrawing my invitation to your group, Venkman. NO JLU members are permitted to take part in this project, due to your group’s continued vendetta, which has been confirmed to me by both GLC members and Gotham Staff. Perhaps when you guys grow up, it might be different.

By: Kalel Venkman

Kalel Venkman — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:08:38 +0000

Regarding Cube Inada’s post from Animation World News, while these companies would love to be able to filter content and block it from being uploaded in the first place, in practical terms the mechanisms for doing so would be difficult to impossible to implement. I think this news item is an example of how far out of touch lawyers can get when they talk only amongst themselves without going back and checking their work against the real world periodically.

By: Kalel Venkman

Kalel Venkman — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:04:03 +0000

I think it’s important to remember that while the licensors of intellectual property would love to gain control of the situation and dictate exactly how their material will be used and represented in virtual worlds, the practical issues will probably prevent them from doing anything to the individual users. There are only a few tools at their disposal:

* The DMCA takedown notices.
* Law suits against the operators of the virtual world services themselves.

We haven’t seen much of the former at all in Second Life (though there have been a few instances, none of them have involved fandom of popular media that I’m aware of).

Of the latter, Marvel got their heads handed them when last they tried it, and even though it was because of a technical foul on their part rather than the viability of the case, they bought themselves a great deal of ill will from their own fan base doing that and I suspect they’re not anxious to repeat that particular experience.

And unfortunately for them, going after individuals would bankrupt them pretty fast. What’s the point of defending your trademarks that aggressively if you bankrupt your company doing it? And there lies the problem for the big intellectual property holders – defend and go broke, or not defend and lose their trademarks (and go broke)?

By: Nikola Shirakawa

Nikola Shirakawa — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:46:11 +0000

Yes, indeed it does. But until that day comes, we might as well ahev some fun that we can.

By: Astonished Reader

Astonished Reader — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 11:24:46 +0000

if and when that happens there goes the free fandom project

By: Nikola Shirakawa

Nikola Shirakawa — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 01:35:11 +0000

That article seems to be targeted more towards youtube uploads of copyrighted clips, but an interesting find that would seem the appropriate action. The blocking of the content more than multimillion dollar lawsutis would seem the more likely target.