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Re:Movie Subtitle Fansite Raided By Copyright Industry And P... by gillianseed on Wednesday July 10, 2013 @10:32AM (#6019874)
But the creators/translators of these subtitles weren't selling them, they uploaded them for free.

I guess argument could be made that the actual site owner made money from ads (assuming there were ads on the site).

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Re:Movie Subtitle Fansite Raided By Copyright Industry And P... by hussong on Wednesday July 10, 2013 @10:58AM (#6020127)
You can't just translate Harry Potter and distribute it.
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Re:Movie Subtitle Fansite Raided By Copyright Industry And P... by gillianseed on Wednesday July 10, 2013 @12:03PM (#6020635)
Well I personally think that translating and distributing spoken dialogue from a film is quite different from translating a distributing a book. It's like song lyrics in my opinion.

I realize that it is likely just as illegal according to today's copyright laws, but that something like this would warrant a police raid is just beyond me.

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Re:Movie Subtitle Fansite Raided By Copyright Industry And P... by hnha on Wednesday July 10, 2013 @11:38AM (#6020443)
that does not matter at all, you are "stealing" "intellectual property".

yeah, those word are a dumb concept.

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