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In October 1999, DeCSS was released. This program enables anyone to remove the CSS encryption on a DVD. Although its authors only intended the software to be used for playback purposes, [2] it also meant that one could decode the content perfectly for ripping; combined with the DivX 3.11 Alpha codec released shortly after, the new codec increased video quality from near VHS to almost DVD ...
The company's actions attracted national media attention and were harshly criticised by the Singaporean anime community as "sudden and severe". [27] [28] Anime fans were outraged by the issuing of legal threats to children as young as nine years old, as they believed children were unable to differentiate between legal and illegal downloading.
There is debate as to, whether cartoon pornographies (example: comics, illustrations, anime) sexually depicting purely fictional minor characters or young-looking purely fictional adult characters, really lead to sexual crimes against minors, and whether legally regulating such cartoons is a violation of freedom of expression and creation.
With it, on the basic white screen, was an embedded YouTube video of Wiz Khalifa's "See You Again." Read more: Slipknot rocker Sid Wilson details fiery explosion that 'melted' his face, burned his ...
United States v. Handley, 564 F. Supp. 2d 996 (2008), was a court case in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa involving obscenity charges stemming from the importation of manga featuring pornographic depictions of fictional minors.
The paper concluded that piracy had a negative financial impact on major blockbuster films. The study relied on self-reported data about game purchases and use of illegal download sites. Pains were taken to remove effects of false and misremembered responses. [111] [112]
It has been argued that online piracy may help in preventing businesses from investing in unnecessary marketing campaigns. In addition to helping screen businesses, research proposes that some organizations may be better off servicing only their most valued and legitimate customers, or those who buy legitimate copies of their products.
The first anime aired in Italy on private-owned networks were almost uncut, even if those contained some vaguely risqué scenes such as in The Rose of Versailles and Georgie! [9] The first anime to be systematically censored in Italy probably was Alpen Rose, which aired in Italy between 1985 and 1958, set during World War II. The censors went ...