Question: does historical revisionism occupy a similar status in the Japanese political scene as does, say, climate change denial in the U.S. political scene?
By historical revisionism, I mean that these people pretend that the Rape of Nanking never happened. It's a shade below Holocaust denial.
I know the actual phenomenon is similar to Holocaust denial in content.
What I'm asking about is, how widely accepted is it? Is it seen as a non-issue? Is it seen as an issue that only crazy nuts care about? Is it seen as a legitimate topic of debate that the press would try to get coverage balance on? etc.
I think it's sort of like the crazy stuff that Tea Partiers spout over here, which is to say that it's probably only believed by a small proportion of the population but that segment of the population is disproportionately powerful and vocal.
I was hoping he slipped in something, but apparently not. His deal on Fast Track authority is basically Orrin Hatch's shopping list.
And yeah, this comes as a surprise to me. If he was just some Democrat that caved to money I wouldn't be surprised -- but he's a very specific one that spearheaded the effort against SOPA/PIPA.
What exactly will happen if this thing does pass? Will we see people getting dragged to The Hague for minor Internet forum faux pas? Will important things like medicine get even more expensive? Do I need to tune in next week, at the same Bat-time and Bat-channel?
though it's odd since that says it's "A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a right to an administrative appeal relating to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations."
but you never know with legislation and its riders and amendments and all sorts of crazy shit
honestly, it looks like this is one of those things that isn't going to go away until the collateral damage starts happening...and even then, it may linger like the PATRIOT Act has. :P
I guess I don't understand just who they're trying to protect? Hollywood is the easy answer, but they got a lot of what they wanted with the DMCA, so there's more to it than that.
Maybe they just want the bad old days of the Bell System back, where Ma Bell could easily have you jailed or prosecuted if they thought you knew too much.
I understand that you could get in big trouble if you were caught phreaking back in the day, though I'm not sure if they ever actually had anyone jailed.
The IP stuff is basically imposing even harsher laws than we have. It's bad, but it's not even close to the scariest part.
The ISDS provisions are fucking terrifying. Corporations can sue countries for implementing laws that cut into their profits. Existing ISDS rules have already been used by companies like Philip Morris to sue countries for smoking bans or repackaging laws, but the state still has a decent amount of say in the arbitration. TPP's ISDS provisions would rework the arbitration to be done entirely by corporate lawyers -- worse, ones that rotate between judge and advocate, creating tons of perverse incentives to rule in a way that gets you hired by the next one.
So, they'd be inviting the same kinds of abuse Dole and Chiquita used on Hawaii and Central America to countries that aren't actually banana republics. Lovely.
As if American hegemony isn't seen as bad enough in some places...and let's face it, the majority of the suing is going to be America vs Everyone Else.
The original purpose of ISDS was to sue countries for stuff like outright theft by rogue nations. It was designed for stuff like African kleptocracies, and up till the last decade or so was used vanishingly rarely.
In the last 10 years, we've seen more ISDS cases than in the entire century prior.
Regarding actual licensed stuff, or doujinshi? I imagine little will change about original manga and anime, but I heard doujinshi are in something of a grey area even in Japan, so...
I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
and to be perfectly blunt, I am worried that TV shows and movies (like the Raggedy Ann and Andy movie) whose owners who don't care about them are going to disappear forever, or at least until they decide to officially release them
The original purpose of ISDS was to sue countries for stuff like outright theft by rogue nations. It was designed for stuff like African kleptocracies, and up till the last decade or so was used vanishingly rarely.
In the last 10 years, we've seen more ISDS cases than in the entire century prior.
Someone claims them, and they end up in the Disney Vault or something
No one actually knows who owns the rights, and demand is so low that they don't feel like ringing the lawyers to settle things.
From what I can tell, a lot of stuff falls into the latter category. I bet there's a lot of stuff made by independent producers years ago that would now be owned by their kids (who probably aren't film people).
Doujin markets would be shot in the balls by the new IP restrictions. They're a legal gray area, but one that the original creator is on good terms with. The new IP restrictions would force creators to defend their ownership, which is not currently an international standard.
That in turn would fuck over the original manga and anime industries, which employ extensively from doujin circles.
I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
>The TPP and Abe's bid to expand Japan's trade deals have met a mixed reception in Japan. According to a poll conducted in April by Fuji News Network, 44.3 percent of respondents said the TPP would help economic growth, while 38 percent said it would not be conducive to growth and recovery.
Doujin markets would be shot in the balls by the new IP restrictions. They're a legal gray area, but one that the original creator is on good terms with. The new IP restrictions would force creators to defend their ownership, which is not currently an international standard.
That in turn would fuck over the original manga and anime industries, which employ extensively from doujin circles.
Would there be any penalty to the creator if they said "Look, really, I'm cool with that"?
Also, having to defend a copyright sounds like how copyright law worked in the US before 1978...copyrights had to be registered, you had to have a copyright notice, and you had to renew the copyright periodically. Fail to do any of those things, and your work would be in the public domain.
this time's shit list (Dems who voted for cloture) is as follows:
Michael Bennet (CO) Maria Cantwell (WA) Tom Carper (DE) (again) Chris Coons (DE) Dianne Feinstein (CA) Heidi Heitkamp (ND) Tim Kaine (VA) Claire McCaskill (MO) Patty Murray (WA) Bill Nelson (FL) Jeanne Shaheen (NH) Mark Warner (VA) Ron Wyden (OR)
It's already been leaked more than once. It's gotten worse each time.
The ISDS stuff used to have safeguards in the first leak that have since been removed.
"Would there be any penalty to the creator if they said "Look, really, I'm cool with that"?"
Under current law, no. You can lose a trademark by not defending it (aspirin), but not a copyright.
Under TPP, pressure is greater to defend it, and businesses are given more intimidating ways to lash back at you. Either one chills fan markets even when that particular creator is friendly.
though i guess the focus should be on ensuring the persistence and continued dissemination of ideas and information despite whatever may happen with this
in the meantime i'm wondering what i can do in my own capacity
and if there's anything i should do before the new law comes into effect...
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What I'm asking about is, how widely accepted is it? Is it seen as a non-issue? Is it seen as an issue that only crazy nuts care about? Is it seen as a legitimate topic of debate that the press would try to get coverage balance on? etc.
(The other Jane)
If you'll excuse me, I have a senator I used to genuinely like that I need to help get primaried.
apparently something got fudged to get his support
so i wonder whether he caved or got something good
And yeah, this comes as a surprise to me. If he was just some Democrat that caved to money I wouldn't be surprised -- but he's a very specific one that spearheaded the effort against SOPA/PIPA.
it's _probably_? this one? http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00176
though it's odd since that says it's "A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a right
to an administrative appeal relating to adverse determinations of
tax-exempt status of certain organizations."
but you never know with legislation and its riders and amendments and all sorts of crazy shit
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) was the non-voting Dem.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/05/12/1384277/-Today-s-Senate-Bernie-Sanders-on-TPA-fast-track-authority
https://twitter.com/JenBriney/status/596059350059192320 (which they did)
http://www.reid.senate.gov/press_releases/05-12-2015-reid-statement-on-trade-vote (cross-reference against this list of recent votes: http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/a_three_sections_with_teasers/votes.htm
H.R. 1314
S.Con.Res. 16
H.R. 1191
H.R. 1191
S.J.Res. 8
The ISDS provisions are fucking terrifying. Corporations can sue countries for implementing laws that cut into their profits. Existing ISDS rules have already been used by companies like Philip Morris to sue countries for smoking bans or repackaging laws, but the state still has a decent amount of say in the arbitration. TPP's ISDS provisions would rework the arbitration to be done entirely by corporate lawyers -- worse, ones that rotate between judge and advocate, creating tons of perverse incentives to rule in a way that gets you hired by the next one.
In the last 10 years, we've seen more ISDS cases than in the entire century prior.
That in turn would fuck over the original manga and anime industries, which employ extensively from doujin circles.
this time's shit list (Dems who voted for cloture) is as follows:
Michael Bennet (CO)
Maria Cantwell (WA)
Tom Carper (DE) (again)
Chris Coons (DE)
Dianne Feinstein (CA)
Heidi Heitkamp (ND)
Tim Kaine (VA)
Claire McCaskill (MO)
Patty Murray (WA)
Bill Nelson (FL)
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
Mark Warner (VA)
Ron Wyden (OR)
The ISDS stuff used to have safeguards in the first leak that have since been removed.
"Would there be any penalty to the creator if they said "Look, really, I'm cool with that"?"
Under current law, no. You can lose a trademark by not defending it (aspirin), but not a copyright.
Under TPP, pressure is greater to defend it, and businesses are given more intimidating ways to lash back at you. Either one chills fan markets even when that particular creator is friendly.
though i guess the focus should be on ensuring the persistence and continued dissemination of ideas and information despite whatever may happen with this
in the meantime i'm wondering what i can do in my own capacity
and if there's anything i should do before the new law comes into effect...