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Funimation Sues 1,337 BitTorrent Users Over One...

The North American anime distributor Funimation filed a copyright infringement complaint against 1,337 "John Does" over the 481st episode of the One Piece  television anime on Monday. According to the suit filed in the Northern  District of Texas, the unidentified defendants "collectively  participated, via the Internet,  in the unlawful reproduction and distribution" of the episode "Ace  Rescued! Whitebeard's Final Order!" via the BitTorrent file-sharing  protocol. The suit lists defendants by their host IP (Internet Protocol)  addresses and Internet service provider. The alleged incidents of  copyright infringement took place between January 9 and January 12.  The lawsuit identifies three of the sites where the defendants allegedly found the BitTorrent reference descriptor files for the One Piece episode. The suit also notes that users in a BitTorrent "swarm," by the inherent nature of the technology, are simultaneously downloading parts of the file and distributing parts of it to others. Funimation  believes that the identities of the current 1,337 defendants and  "additional infringing parties" will be revealed during the pre-trial  discovery phase of the lawsuit, and it will then amend the suit to  include their names.

Funimation asks the court to stop the defendants from infringing on Funimation's  copyrights for this episode and any other videos now or in the future.  If another request in the suit is granted, defendants "shall destroy all  copies  of Plaintiff's [videos] that Defendant has downloaded onto any computer  hard drive or server without Plaintiff's authorization and shall  destroy all copies of those downloaded [videos] transferred onto any  physical medium or device in each Defendant's possession, custody, or  control." Funimation also seeks compensation for damages and legal costs.




I don't know why but smells like troll bait on all levels. If this is indeed a troll scheme against Funimation, I say good game.....they deserve it! As soon as Anime News Network gets a reply from them, I'll update you all on what Funimation said.





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Funimation: Fractale Simulcast Returns on Monday

The North American anime distributor Funimation issued the following statement on Monday:  

In recent days we have been diligently tracking the online illegal distribution of the anime series Fractale  and on behalf of the rights holders we have been taking the appropriate  legal action. As a result, we now have the approval of the Fractale Production Committee  to stream episode 2 of the series starting today. We will make the  episode available at 10:45 a.m CST and we are pleased to be able to  continue the Fractale simulcast each Thursday as planned.

  Funimation had revealed  last Wednesday that the production committee — the group of companies  that contribute to the production and own its copyrights — had forced Funimation to halt its simulcast of Fractale after only one episode. The committee requested that Funimation eliminates unauthorized videos of the anime on the Internet before its simulcast would be allowed to continue.

While the North American simulcast was on hold last week, Wakamin continued its French-language simulcast. The American video-streaming website Hulu briefly listed the second episode for a Monday release, but it no longer does. Funimation never stopped streaming the first episode. Funimation Marketing Director Lance Heiskell discussed how unauthorized videos affected the licensing rights of anime in international territories in a Friday entry on Funimation's official blog.

The fantasy anime premiered in Fuji TV's late-night Noitamina timeslot in Japan  and on Funimation's streaming service in North America on January 13. Kannagi and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya's Yutaka Yamamoto is directing the anime at his studio Ordet and A-1 Pictures. Yamamoto discussed fan-subtitled versions of his works and Fractale's appeal to non-anime fans in an Asahi article published before Fractale premiered.

The story is set on an island at the far reaches of a continent where the "Fractale  System" is on the brink of collapse. A boy named Clain embarks on a  journey to search for Phryne — a girl who disappeared, leaving behind  only a pendant. Clain will eventually learn the secrets of the "System."





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Tamayura TV Series Confirmed

According to the official website, a TV anime series for 「Tamayura」 has been confirmed. The news was originally announced at a live event held January 22nd and spread from a message posted on the official Twitter account. No word yet on when it will premiere.

「Tamayura」 first began as a  4-episode OVA series. Its volumes were released from September 6th, 2010  to December 6th, 2010. It was directed by Sato Junichi (Kaleido Star,  ARIA) and produced by Hal Film Maker.

*Synopsis:

For her first year of high school, Fu Sawatari moves to  Takehara, a scenic old town near Hiroshima, on the Inland Sea. Her  father, who has passed away, grew up in Takehara. She loves taking  photographs with her father’s old film camera, a Rollei 35S. The story  follows her and the friends who gather around her as she comes to love  her new home.

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