Apr 02 2008
DLsite is not so gaijin friendly after all.
Since the
Haruhi doujinshi I drew was sold out this morning, I put up a poll recently in regards to me selling my “sold out” doujinshi on DLSite like I had originally intended to. While I was about to sign up this evening, I started to read their terms of service and I came across an interesting paragraph:
While the creation of Parody works are active among Japanese creators, We are still investigating the legal status on Parody works created within outside of Japan. Therefore, at this point, we can not accept any product that features existing licensed characters from Anime, Games or other mediums.
So basically, unless I wanna make original character doujins (which no one on there will care to buy) and post it there, DLSite will not accept my work. I don’t know when they plan to change this rule, or if they plan to change it, but all I know is, my great strive for online doujin sales is pretty much over at this point. I’m sure you guys are gonna say “just do it anyway, no one will care” but it’s less of a load on my back to deal with honestly. Last thing I need is Kyoto Animation sending me threatening emails or something 
Ah well for those who didn’t get a copy all I can tell you is better luck next time 
Tags: disappointment, doujinshi, gaijins, internets, meh, shot down!
13 Responses to “DLsite is not so gaijin friendly after all.”
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Is Kyon-ko licensed? Isn’t that technically “original”?
So THIS is why God invented genderswaps! Woo, loopholes FTW!
Me and my merry men own Kyonko.
Well, not really.
Their protecting their butts from buttsecks as they know where they stand in the japanese legal system. Elsewhere the laws may differ. Prime example: America and their attempts to bleed royalties leftrightandcentre.
Well, DLSite has to do their best not to get sued by companies for hosting works based off copyrighted material too, I guess.
DLSite are spineless bastards.
Yes, I’m still sore about their “not selling lolicon or NC or guro materials to non-Japanese customers” policy.
And really, the fact that they also prohibit:
“Works that promote antisocial behavior.”
“Works that expresses and supports extreme cult, religious or political activity.”
“Works which express sex with unethical concept.”
under their “ethics / moral Compliance Policy.” Fuck you, DLSite. I would never buy a product from you.
US law does allow it as long it falls under “parody”, problem is a lot of doujinshi are not much of a parody but are in fact “derivative works” (anyone is going to argue that Re-Take is a parody? its a NGE re-telling of what happened during instrumentality).
Also Kyoto Animation cannot sue you for your Haruhi doujinshi since Nagaru Tanigawa created her, Kadokawa Shoten might because they publish it (and likely are the rights holders).
Edit: LOL … really? I guess rape is not antisocial behavior in Japan then …
I support the idea of a Kyonko doujin
Do a kyonko doujin~ Haruki demands it~
Actually, I looked through the “recent reviews” page on DLSite english version and right on the front page there was an obviously lolicon (borderline toddlerkon) title, for sale to US. Plus other titles like “Rape! Rape! Rape!” and “Jizz in my Sister.”
Is there “policy” like just random “make us look good” nonsense?
Yea haha I totally noticed that. Like I said it’s possible a lot of their dumb policies are broken. It’s dumb that they allow Japanese people to make “parody” doujins, but oh god forbid someone outside Japan does it. I’d think that someone doing it OUTSIDE Japan they would care less since they are not a Japanese citizen and could fall under the “they don’t know Japanese the characters just look similar” crap or something?
I dunno, but Kyonko doujin i’m not making because none of you kyonko fans would buy it anyway…while I do have confidence that based on my poll Shugo Chara would actually sell
Believe it or not, some big companies allow domestically produced doujin to exist (simply because of tradition; they don’t actually support it and would probably love to stamp everything out, but are afraid of alienating the core fanbase who’ve grown accustomed to buying and selling derivative works), but are quick to shoot down any foreign efforts.
DLSite’s out to avoid any potential hassle. I guess the foreign market is just too small for them to take seriously.
Skua> I guess I can see the sense in that. All I can do is shrug and say “oh Japan”