"TasZero" wrote:[QUOTE=jeffbert;98097]As much as it may seem odd for me to say this, seeing that I have posted many images, I have been careful in creating new image-laden threads to keep the number of them rather low for any episode. I do not want to give the impression that I am giving away the entire plot by posting so many images. OK, when I have restored the missing images from older threads, I usually just upload and link to all that I had previously posted, even if there were 20 or 30. I often felt bad about so many, & sometimes reduced them to 320 by 240, as though that made it ok.
My use of images in my reviews of episodes is centered around the different versions of the stories, and consists largely of 100 by 100 portraits. I think long and hard before I post full screen images, and always cite sources, etc.
I know many threads are here that feature as many as 40 to 50 images from each episode; I had not given this any thought until now, but this is taking for granted Tezuka Co's tolerance. Now, some are talking about 100s of images from each episode. I think it would be presumptuous to simply make so many images available to anyone. None of us has any license to do with the images as we please, and, thus, we should not feel free to do so. If we can justify this, then what stops us from justifying making the entire audio tracks available?
Tezuka Co. tolerates us so far, why press our luck?
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I understand your point. These sorts of issues are always present. However. There are two sides to the arguement. Put simply, your threads and use of the pictures is one of the main factors that I am considering purchasing the 60's series on dvd.
The idea behind the gallery isn't to include "episode guides" such as your threads but rather a collection of images based on characters, revealling little about the story instead simply being an archive of picutres to make us smile and enjoy the characters we know and love.
Nor is it meant to infringe on the rights of Tezuka Co. and if they say they don't like it then I would be only too happy to take it down.
On the other hand such a gallery may in its own way be benificial to the Astro boy community and to Tezuka co. If even one person who sees the gallery decided they want to investigate the dvds then that is a win for the official release.
And of course, I encourage everyone to buy Astroboy.[/QUOTE]
I base my critique on this sentence:
"TasZero" wrote:Basically I'd like to put togther a collection of Astro Boy pictures, not just the best of the best but a full gallery, that means 1000's of pictures from all the generations sorted and stored somewhere we could all look at them, while also ensuring the links don't expire over the years.
I may have been wrong in interpreting this, but if I may paraphrase it, you seem to be advocating somebody hosting images from every episode including the ones that are not particulaly interesting, such as images that are not funny, do not contain our favorite characters, or show any significant actions. "not just the best of the best" means just that, images that have nothing particularly interesting about them. So, perhaps you should clarify your intent.
The idea behind the gallery ...
Nor is it meant to infringe on the rights of Tezuka Co. and if they say they don't like it then I would be only too happy to take it down.
On the other hand such a gallery may in its own way be benificial to the Astro boy community and to Tezuka co. If even one person who sees the gallery decided they want to investigate the dvds then that is a win for the official release.
And of course, I encourage everyone to buy Astroboy.
As I see it, you want to create a central location for all the images that people might want to use on the forums. But what if that 1 particular image is just not there? The very one that somebody wants to use, say, for the caption game. This person, assuming he has this image, or can capture it from his own DVD sets, is going to upload it 1st, then link to it? But this means that members will have the abilty to upload images at will, & there are too many members to simply extend such trust to all. We would have essentailly our own photobucket, and that would entail more hassles than we would ever want.
Ideas and intents aside, those who own the rights cannot afford to condone infringements thereon. If they do, then, they had established a precedent of relinquishing those rights. Even if these infringements expose willing buyers to their products, they cannot afford to forgo their rights.
I only speak for myself; I would love to share images from my 36 disc B&W collection in this way, but I dare not go so far.
