2004-05-04, 12:29 | Link #1 |
Mad Yoda Steez
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How does licensing work?
Im not sure that this is the place to post this (and if it isn't, please let me know POLITELY ;-) ), but it looked about right. Anyhow, what I want to know is, how does licensing of a series work? For instance, I was looking at the "licensing rumors" and saw that One Piece may be licensed soon. As I am not yet caught up with the show (I'm working on it as fast as I can), I am a little bit worried about this. So, if a show gets licensed, does the whole thing (i.e. all eps) get licensed at once, including ones that may not have even aired yet, or only part like 26 at a time? When it gets licensed, what sort of a process goes on? By that I mean, the torrents are removed presumably rather quickly, so then some company has control and they, presumably, are going to release the series here in the States, either on TV or DVD or something. What sort of a delay usually ensues? Are shows usually licensed right before they are released here, or does it take time? Please help with anything that you know about the licensing process cause I am confused
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2004-05-04, 13:10 | Link #3 | |
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fansubs are fansubs but when it becomes licensed they become ILLEGAL
even though they are illegal from the beginning Quote:
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2004-05-04, 13:17 | Link #4 | ||
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I'm pretty sure there were some threads floating around in the forum that does give a much better explenation, so you can always do a search and see what comes up |
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2004-05-04, 14:50 | Link #5 | ||
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"if a show gets licensed, does the whole thing (i.e. all eps) get licensed at once, including ones that may not have even aired yet, or only part like 26 at a time?"For the most part, as in 90% of the time, yes. Licensors will usually license and entire series at once, not individual seasons. Quite often, included in the licenseing agreements are 'options'. This means that the company that has purchased the rights to a television series has also earned/purchased the rights to any subsequent movies, specials or OAVs that go along with that series. However, that does not mean they will complete the license for it nor does it mean they will release it. They hold the right to back out of an optioned title when ever they wish. "Are shows usually licensed right before they are released here, or does it take time?"There is a significant amount of time involved in the entire licensing process and even more in the adaptation and local release stage. Often a series can be licensed before the first episode airs but, for reasons companies don't share, they wont announce the license until the series is half way done or has even ended. There is a difference in this, where licenses for older series are obviously announced after the series has been completed (duh! ) some newer series, R.O.D. -The TV- for example, was announced nearly two whole months before the first episode aired on television in Japan. Samurai Champloo (name?) was announced in August and eight months later the first episode has yet to air. What's more, recently, more and more series are actually becoming licensed during the production and financing stage, they're licensed before work on them has even begun. Okay, now for the main point. I'll attempt to illustrate the licensing processes as I understand it (this can apply to both anime and manga):
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2004-05-04, 16:23 | Link #6 |
Mad Yoda Steez
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Thanks a Lot!!
This all really helped a lot. Thanks (especially to Mr_Paper)!! I was hoping that a whole series wouldn't be taken off when licensed, but I guess I expected the response that I got. I shouldn't complain since I get to watch as much as I do free anyway ;-) Thanks again.
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2004-05-04, 20:22 | Link #7 |
Just a subtitler ^_^
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Mr. Paper, that's a quite thoughtful analysis that I can't add a whole lot to (well, not specifically... ;p)
More stuff is getting co-produced nowadays, of course, but even for other titles, the Japanese companies involved are usually quite active in seeking overseas licensing from the beginning. (Hey, it's money, and if the show can be produced with a larger budget because the Japanese company anticipates higher revenues from licensing, well, -yay-.) The actual timing of the license announcement depends on contract negotiations, which are sometimes quite complicated (even if both parties are at a basic agreement, it can take a while to hash out all the little details). |
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