"Say it ain't so!"
In a potential blow to world-wide anime fans who can't wait years to watch their favorite Japanese animation on DVD or Cartoon Network, Google's deep pockets are making it harder for YouTubers to share video clips of copyrighted materials. I'm pretty confident that posting a copyright warning in Japanese will do nothing to deter fans from uploading the latest episodes of Naruto or Bleach, since these videos are already available for free downloads from many fan sites. But what about the outrageous gameshow clips? Will we have to go back to the 1990's where we had to catch glimpses of Japanese pop culture from the dribs and drabs of video that made it into the "Odd Files" sections of news reports? After Viacom requested the removal of over 100,000 videos, and this Japanese media group's request for 30,000 videos to be removed, my reaction is a little emotional.
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