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Old 08-22-2017, 03:43 AM   #21
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I'm asking why the US courts didn't see Japanese courts reasoning.
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Old 08-22-2017, 07:21 AM   #22
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I'm asking why the US courts didn't see Japanese courts reasoning.
Because the USA isn't Japan. The two countries have different laws, different values, and different ideas of what justice is - on the whole, they're similar, but they are not a 100% match.
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Old 08-22-2017, 09:51 AM   #23
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Rulings made in one country apply only in that country, not necessarily in any other country.
Though comity often means that they're honored; for example, marriage and divorce in other countries are generally honored unless they're contrary to public policy in this country. However, the Harmony Gold rights might be in this country (you'd have to go into the weeds about just what the Japanese court actually ruled, and on what).
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Old 08-22-2017, 10:22 AM   #24
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A lot of the confusion with the Macross (and other anime) copyrights outside of Japan is because a lot of licenses were signed before there was a coherent international agreement.
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Old 08-22-2017, 10:57 AM   #25
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Because the USA isn't Japan. The two countries have different laws, different values, and different ideas of what justice is - on the whole, they're similar, but they are not a 100% match.
I'm asking what the difference in opinion was.
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Old 08-22-2017, 11:43 AM   #26
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I'm asking what the difference in opinion was.
This is getting very close to a technical legal discussion that we would rather not host on our forums. Please move on.
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Old 11-23-2017, 07:07 PM   #27
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SidAlpha has posted an update video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3Z3...&feature=share

Piranha Games has filed a motion to dismiss with prejudice, stating that Harmony Gold does not hold the copyright on the images in question.
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Old 12-02-2017, 09:36 PM   #28
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Here are links to the latest important documents in this case.

First, Piranha's Motion to Dismiss:

https://www.scribd.com/document/3660...mmary-Judgment

Second, Harmony Gold's Motion to Amend:

https://www.scribd.com/document/3660...mend-Complaint

Note that the Motion to Amend is 67 pages long, as it includes the proposed amended complaint. Again, I am presenting these documents without commentary.
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Old 12-03-2017, 10:38 AM   #29
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I always thought it was weird that FASA reused and renamed all those disparate anime mecha rather than just having original designs from the beginning.
As noted in at least one post settlement rulebook - They thought they had a license. They were wrong.
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Old 12-08-2017, 03:03 AM   #30
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Piranha is not letting Harmony Gold off the hook for a second. Hot on the heels of HG's Second Motion to Amend comes this:

https://imgur.com/a/gNLpK

It makes for very interesting reading.
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