Network(ed) wars
Jan. 27th, 2011 22:05![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ahorbinskiMy once and future collaborator Mikhail Koulikov wrote a paper last September arguing that the conflict between fansubbers and officially licensed distributors ought best be understood as a 'net war', in which actors use networked forms of organization, in Transformative Works and Cultures.
Today Mikhail has a post on the TWC blog exploring a recent battle in that war, the conflict over the anime Fractale between its U.S. licensor Funimation and its Japanese production company.
This isn't the last time I'll be talking about Fractale, I suspect; the story is written by Azuma Hiroki, which if nothing else would guarantee its interest. In the meantime, I'm going to watch the latest episode and leave you, readers, to consider Mikhail's post.
Today Mikhail has a post on the TWC blog exploring a recent battle in that war, the conflict over the anime Fractale between its U.S. licensor Funimation and its Japanese production company.
This isn't the last time I'll be talking about Fractale, I suspect; the story is written by Azuma Hiroki, which if nothing else would guarantee its interest. In the meantime, I'm going to watch the latest episode and leave you, readers, to consider Mikhail's post.