Sunrise demands removal of fanart, screencaps etc.

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Not exactly Code Geass related, but Sunrise. Still an interesting read though.

Though the article is safe, the website and images is NSFW; wait till you get home guys.

I understand they have the right to 'protect' their work, but ugh... v__v (Though I do agree on the banning of KuroKami...)

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Copyright is hardly a brand new law that just "popped up", and it worked well for a long time. It probably needs a lot of revision to deal with changes in the past 10-20 years, including the internet, but it addresses real concerns about artists who want to have control over their creations and be able to profit from them.

"You can't stop me!" hardly means "I'm right and you're wrong." Neither side wants to start a hacking war, and both sides want Sunrise to keep producing good, profitable content. I think it'd be more productive if the fans were a little more willing to respect what Sunrise is worried about, and Sunrise is a little more willing to give fans some freedom. *shrug* In a perfect world, with sunshine and rainbows everyday...

I often hear the "fan art/fiction helps the series" line, and I generally agree, but here's a nice simple example of how it could hurt. And I actually think this pattern is really common: Guy sees SuzaLulu fan art and decides not to watch Code Geass because "Eww, this show is GAY!" I can't tell you how many perfectly straight series end up completely ignored by male audiences because it happens to have a strong fujoshi following that has skewed the perception of the male relationships in the show. (Some shows, like Gundam and maybe Geass, manage to survive this, but some don't, like Meine Liebe or Cluster Edge.)