Copyright Infringing Doujinshi Allowed at Comiket? A manga artist's "tacit license".
というコラムを、以前寄稿致しました。
I contributed to a column titled, before.
この時、漫画家の赤松健先生にインタビューさせて頂きました。
At this time, I had the opportunity to interview the manga artist Ken Akamatsu.
インタビューの前に、著作権法、クリエイティブコモンライセンス、児童ポルノ禁止法等について、もの凄い勢いで勉強したのを覚えています。
I remember learning a tremendous amount about copyright law, creative common license, child pornography laws, etc. before the interview.
Since then, I have been doing a lot of research and writing my own views (yet I have not been able to review up to the latest revision).
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赤松健先生が、自民党から参院選出馬の意志を表明されているようです。
Mr. Ken Akamatsu has announced his intention to run for election to the House of Councillors from the Liberal Democratic Party.
『この問題は、赤松先生に担当して頂くのが適任だろう』と、ちょっとホッとした気持ちになっています。
I was a little relieved to hear that Mr. Akamatsu would be the best person to handle this problem.
ただ、『自民党かぁ・・・。あそこでやっていくのは大変だぞ』とも思っています。
But I'm also thinking, 'The Liberal Democratic Party.... It's going to be tough to make it in there,' I think.
自民党は、右はネオナチより過激で、左は日本共産党でも遠慮する極左がいる、という無数の頭をもつヒュドラのような化け物政党です。
The LDP is a hydra-like monstrosity with a myriad of heads: on the right, more radical than neo-Nazis, and on the left, a far left that even the JCP refrains from.
普段はバラバラで活動しているのに、いざ選挙戦に入ると、無数の頭が1つの頭になる ―― 勝つためなら、何でもやる ―― という政党です。
This is a party that usually works in isolation, but when it comes to the election campaign, the myriad heads become one -- doing whatever it takes to win.
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By the way, I have given the prize to one person who applied for it, as mentioned last week.
ご報告まで。
Just to report.