Why I’m Not Comfortable Doing Fandubs as a Voice Actor
4Visual Description: A woman addreses the camera. She has brown hair worn curled, and wears blue-rimmed eyeglasses that help her to see. She's dressed in a black dress. There are wooden closet doors in the background.
Description: I wanted to talk about and explain why I'm not comfortable doing fandubs as a voice actor. I've included a bibliography below, to show the sources that have influenced my decision.
Disclaimer: I am NOT a lawyer. This video is NOT legal advice.
Bibliography:
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"Frequently Asked Questions." Organization for Transformative Works, www.transformativeworks.org/faq/. Accessed 5 June 2024.
Hatcher, Jordan S. "Of Otakus and Fansubs: A Critical Look at Anime Online in Light of Current Issues in Copyright law." BILETA British & Irish Law, Education and Technology Association 2007 Annual Conference, Hertfordshire, 16-17 April 2007. https://www.bileta.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Of-Otakus-and-Fansubs-A-Critical-Look-at-Anime-Online-in-Light-of-Current-Issues-in-Copyright-law.pdf Accessed 5 June 2024.
Kopp, Jennifer. "Is Fanfiction Legal?" JIPEL, NYU Journal of Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law, 28 Apr. 2021, jipel.law.nyu.edu/is-fanfiction-legal/. Accessed 5 June 2024.
Phillips, George. "Legality of Fansubs." Anime News Network, 8 June 2003, www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2003-06-08/3. Accessed 5 June 2024.
Stim, Richard. "Fair Use: What Is Transformative?" Edited by Glen Secor. NOLO, www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/fair-use-what-transformative.html. Accessed 5 June 2024.
"Translation — Copyright." USLegal, copyright.uslegal.com/enumerated-categories-of-copyrightable-works/translation/. Accessed 5 June 2024.
"U.S. Copyright Office Fair Use Index." Copyright.gov, edited by Maria A. Pallante, U.S. Copyright Office, Nov. 2023, www.copyright.gov/fair-use/index.html. Accessed 5 June 2024.