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<div>Mark, I suggest you do your best to be an obnoxious foreigner and simply push though this. Just forcefully <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">assure
the editors that this issue (fame grabs, NOT publicity stills) has been settled in court. Don't take no for an answer. The whole system of withholding things from fair use depends on people rolling over and accepting unreasonable, dubious, and often illegal
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On Feb 13, 2012, at 9:41 AM, "Mark Roberts" <<a href="mailto:mroberts37@mail-central.com">mroberts37@mail-central.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div><base href="x-msg://111/">Yes, the problem that I'm hearing now is that "fair use" does not exist in Japan, and the academic publisher wants to follow the letter of the law.
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<div>If this is really the situation, it kind of puts a damper on publishing film-related research in Japanese academic publications.</div>
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<div>As for getting permissions, my previous experience jibes with what Jasper mentioned. On the two separate occasions that I have contacted Kadokawa about obtaining permission to reprint stills, they simply couldn't be bothered to reply. Once, I even went
to their office. They never followed up. I can't blame them, though. I'm sure they have more important things to worry about than policing their catalogs at this level.</div>
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<div>On Feb 12, 2012, at 11:44 PM, Nornes, Markus wrote:</div>
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<div>How is that for official, legal interpretation?<br>
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<div>I don't believe it either, but I will need an authoritative statement (i.e., a law, not an interpretation) to support my claim.
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<div>For future reference, the SCMS statement seems to be here:</div>
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<div>However, the policies only seem to apply to publications in the U.S., and I'm trying to figure out the law in Japan.</div>
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SCMS has a statement on their webpage. David Bordwell and Kristen Thompson have great posts on this on their blog.
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<div>I don't believe this. As far as I have heard and understand, a frame grab is treated like the quotation of a sentence from a larger written text. </div>
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<div>This has doubtless come up before but I'm not finding it in my archive of KineJapan.</div>
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<div>Question: what is the law on fair use of film stills in academic publications in Japan? I.e., non-profit, for academic use only.</div>
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<div>I am now hearing that in lieu of written permission from a rights-holder, the only form of publication that is considered acceptable is a thumbnail image, approximately 1/3 of the printed column width. Does this sound correct?</div>
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<div>Would anybody by chance have a reference to the law on this?</div>
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<div>Thanks in advance,</div>
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