Jul 312015
After our recent discussion of concerns for Dai Gyakuten Saiban, here’s a curious situation that may or may not be good news. Capcom is cracking down on people who attempt to post DGS material online.
On the surface, this sounds bad. We won’t be able to enjoy Dai Gyakuten Saiban videos, which (at least if you could read Japanese) would be one way to experience the story if it’s never brought West. On the other hand, however, this is unusual behavior for a company that doesn’t go after the other Ace Attorney material online.
This is fine, but a song from DGS gets pulled for copyright reasons?
You can even find full Let’s Plays of Gyakuten Kenji 2 or its fan translation.
Yet multiple users report copyright strikes from Capcom after they posted Dai Gyakuten Saiban material.
For example, Youtube user Bolt2nd uploaded the DGS soundtrack, only to have it removed for copyright reasons. In contrast, his uploads of the Dual Destinies, Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright, and Gyakuten Kenji 2 soundtracks weren’t touched.
So what’s up, Capcom? Why is Dai Gyakuten Saiban footage not allowed when all other Ace Attorney footage is?
I want to believe it is good news in disguise, an attempt to limit access to footage before the game’s Western release! Granted, they didn’t do this for previous titles, but video uploads might be rampant due to the fear that it won’t be localized.
Why do you think Capcom is being so strict about this game’s copyright?
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In before false positive.
In that case, what’s your theory on why they’re so concerned about this particular game?
…I dunno, I think we should wait a week and see if they reappear.
Hmm, all right.
It appears as though Capcom is cracking down on Dual Destinies videos now too, so apparently they just became strict about copyright for some reason.