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Sobe



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 12, 2015 12:35 pm Reply with quote
Very Happy Only. in. Japan. (I hope LOL)
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Lostlorn Forest



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*Takes a shower in holy water*
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Calsolum



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 12, 2015 3:28 pm Reply with quote
...what in the holiest of f***?
please excuse me as I go find some mind bleach
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thekingsdinner



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 12, 2015 3:36 pm Reply with quote
Yes please. With this I'd actually have a reason to turn my phone on.
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Mr. Oshawott



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 12, 2015 4:05 pm Reply with quote
Well...That's quite...an interesting way of catering to the elderly demographic...
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Zoneflare



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 12, 2015 4:16 pm Reply with quote
its missing a beer in its hand
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Sobe



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 12, 2015 5:27 pm Reply with quote
Zoneflare wrote:
its missing a beer in its hand


And cigarette or cigar. LOL
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TsukasaElkKite



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 12, 2015 5:36 pm Reply with quote
*goes and showers in brain bleach*
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Mr. Oshawott



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 12, 2015 5:49 pm Reply with quote
Sobe wrote:
Zoneflare wrote:
its missing a beer in its hand


And cigarette or cigar. LOL

...and let's not forget the suitcase. Smile
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AnimeAddict2014



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 12, 2015 7:36 pm Reply with quote
Pocket Monsters vs. Ojisan Monsters

set... fight!

Ojirai!.. Thunder Blade attack!!

it will be a bloody and gory battle.. Twisted Evil

probably sell more copies if it was something more adorable.

Onesan monsters ?? Onisan? etc.. Rolling Eyes
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shiranehito



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 12, 2015 8:21 pm Reply with quote
It's not country restricted! So happy! I've always wanted some old-man looking monsters!

(By the way, the link for android isn't working, so I looked up and find the correct url instead here)
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leafy sea dragon



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 12, 2015 9:28 pm Reply with quote
I wonder if there'll be a Generation II patch coming up later, as well as subsequent generations. I also wonder if Japan's parody laws are lenient enough for this to continue to exist.
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 12, 2015 11:41 pm Reply with quote
leafy sea dragon wrote:

I also wonder if Japan's parody laws are lenient enough for this to continue to exist.


Does the Japanese Copyright Act Need Fair Use in Order to Embrace Parody?

  • This paper will examine whether, in light of the TPP negotiations, Japan needs to adopt a long-debated fair use provision, and if so, what form of a fair use provision it should adopt, in order to achieve the purpose of its Copyright Act, which is “to provide for, and to secure protection of, the rights of authors, etc. and the rights neighboring thereto with respect [copyrightable] works as well as performances, phonograms, broadcasts and wire-broadcasts, while giving due regard to the fair exploitation of these cultural products, and by doing so, to contribute to the development of culture.”[6]

    I will look at the concept of “parody” as a key element in development of the Japanese culture. Although the prevalence of parody of copyrightable material has been customarily tolerated, or even encouraged, the Japanese copyright law has not recognized parody as a permissive use of copyrightable material.
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GlassesMan



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 6:49 am Reply with quote
This... this is beautiful.
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Kadmos1



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 8:02 am Reply with quote
For those wondering the difference between parody and spoof:
Oxford Dictionary defines spoof being "a humorous imitation of something, typically a film or a particular genre of film, in which its characteristic features are exaggerated for comic effect".

Parody is "an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect".

Yet, they still can be very ambiguous when it comes to IP.
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