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[Discussion] Nearly all anime is copyrighted. What gives? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by razrabotka@sh.itjust.works to c/anime@lemmy.ml

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Frankly, I'm kind of sick of it. Is it because non-copyrighted pieces of work are not sustainable for large publishing houses? Not to mention manga is too. It's not much of a problem when it comes to individuals, but companies which probably lobby for "eternal" copyright (I know Disney does but that's not Japanese).

In fact, is there anything from Japan that I don't have to feel guilty about sharing with my friends and family (but mostly friends)? Or do I literally have to wait until my death for some anime to enter the public domain?

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[-] snickerbockers@freeradical.zone 4 points 1 year ago

@razrabotka uhhh...is this unexpected? Nearly all Western animation is copyrighted too. Steamboat willy isn't even public domain.

[-] razrabotka@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago

Unexpected? Well, it seems that way from the way I commented. I just want to find one example where something isn't willingly protected under copyright law in Japan (it's easier to find such media in the West than the East)