<html><head><base href="x-msg://111/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">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.<div><br></div><div>If this is really the situation, it kind of puts a damper on publishing film-related research in Japanese academic publications.</div><div><br></div><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><div><br></div><div>Mark</div><div><br></div><div><div><div>On Feb 12, 2012, at 11:44 PM, Nornes, Markus wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div fpstyle="1" ocsi="0" style="word-wrap: break-word; "><div style="direction: ltr; font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; ">Japan is a signer of the same international treaties, but everyone makes up their own shit. You are screwed!<div><br></div><div>How is that for official, legal interpretation?<br><div><br></div><div>m</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "><hr tabindex="-1"><div id="divRpF321807" style="direction: ltr; "><font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#000000"><b>From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:owner-KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu">owner-KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[owner-KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu] on behalf of Mark Roberts [mroberts37@mail-central.com]<br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Sunday, February 12, 2012 9:39 AM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu">KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu</a><br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: Question on Fair Use of Film Stills<br></font><br></div><div></div><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.<div><br></div><div>For future reference, the SCMS statement seems to be here:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.cmstudies.org/?page=positions_policies" target="_blank">http://www.cmstudies.org/?page=positions_policies</a></div><div><br></div><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><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>Mark</div><div><br><div><div>On Feb 12, 2012, at 11:23 PM, Nornes, Markus wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; "><div style="direction: ltr; font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; ">SCMS has a statement on their webpage. David Bordwell and Kristen Thompson have great posts on this on their blog. <div><br></div><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><div><br></div><div>m<br><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "><hr tabindex="-1"><div id="divRpF93780" style="direction: ltr; "><font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#000000"><b>From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:owner-KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu" target="_blank">owner-KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[owner-KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu] on behalf of Mark Roberts [mroberts37@mail-central.com]<br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Sunday, February 12, 2012 9:19 AM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu" target="_blank">KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu</a><br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Question on Fair Use of Film Stills<br></font><br></div><div></div><div>Dear Colleagues,<div><br></div><div>This has doubtless come up before but I'm not finding it in my archive of KineJapan.</div><div><br></div><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><div><br></div><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><div><br></div><div>Would anybody by chance have a reference to the law on this?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks in advance,</div><div><br></div><div>Mark Roberts</div><div><div>Research Fellow, University of Tokyo Center for Philosophy<br><a href="http://utcp.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp/blog/mark_roberts/index_en.php" target="_blank">http://utcp.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp/blog/mark_roberts/index_en.php</a></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>