Nintendo ID Claims Youtube LPs

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_Sci...eater_3000

The reactions of those parodied by MST3K has been mixed. Sandy Frank, who held the rights to several Gamera films parodied on the show, was "intensely displeased" by the mockery directed at him. (The crew once sang the "Sandy Frank Song", which said that Frank was "the source of all our pain", "thinks that people come from trees", Steven Spielberg "won't return his calls", and implied that he was too lazy to make his own films). Because of this, Frank reportedly refused to allow the shows to be rebroadcast once MST3K's rights ran out.[35] However, this may in fact be a rumor, as other rumors indicate that the Gamera films distribution rights prices were increased beyond what BBI could afford as a result of the show's success. According to Shout! Factory, the Japanese movie studio Kadokawa Pictures were so horrified with MST3K's treatment of 5 Gamera films that they refused to let Shout! release the episodes on home video. Brian Ward (one of the members of Shout! Factory) explained to fans on the forums of the official Shout! Factory website that they tried their best to convince them, but the Japanese take their Gamera films very seriously and don't appreciate their being mocked.

Idk man, but id be pretty pissed if anyone said or did things like that with my stuff, even if they were bad. I think they could sue the creators of the show, but they chose not to, due to copyright expire, or it wasnt worth to go through all the stress and bureaucracy to get something...

Also what holds the final saying anyway is not me or you, but rather Nintendo. If tey think that LPs show too much of the game, who am i tell them otherwise? They ultimately have the rights and they chose to earn money from it. Nintendo decided that LPs are a reproduction of the game, and the fact that you edited and added voice does not change the fact that its still a game footage.

Im not even trying to shit on the LPers and i acknowledge they do an immense job. But this is like making a sculpture out of a block of crack. You spent time and effort on it but the subject is prone to things like those.

Edit: 100% agreed, kriven! A payment percentage would be the best choice! 50% for each party would be great indeed and everyone would be winning.