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Give Credit If You Take
Things from Here!
(posted on June
11,
2009)
I know this isn't your typical news update, but it needs to be said.
Also, please forgive the profanity I'm about to spew out, but I'm mad
as hell right now.
I just discovered some assholes stole lyrics from this site.
They were posted here, on
JPopAsia, without crediting the translators OR this site.
Since I post credits IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF THE LYRICS, there's no way
they could have missed this. Hell, since
I
posted the credits, all these assholes had to do was copy/paste the
information!! They copied/pasted the lyrics, which
are MUCH
LONGER than
the credits section!!!
I post credits because it's the right thing to do. Yes, credits are a
nice way to thank people and all, but they also serve an important
purpose:
1)
Citing your sources stops people from asking questions. With
lyrics, the ideal question would be "Who translated this? They're good
and I'd like to see more of their work!"
2) Citing your sources helps save your
ass. If there's ever a discrepancy, you know exactly
who to turn to for questions. And there are definitely questions that
need to be asked, considering some of these fucking theives
used the old, unrevised lyrics.
Which means they're full of errors.
"We are For the Future" prides itself on quality, and friendly
interaction. You'll always find good, quality work here --
the
translators are some of the best in the business, and I do a shitload
of research so you don't have to
(ex: naming the
composer/arrangers, listing EVERY CD a song is on so you'll know which
CDs to buy).
And we pride ourselves on answering emails and feedback. If
you see
something wrong, you can email us and get a response. I've
even
encouraged people to write me, because there
might be mistakes on the site!!
I doubt shanti can even translate, and the bitch probably
won't answer
your emails either. I'm almost tempted to write her and ask
if she
takes translation requests. In fact, I think I
will. I'll probably
dumb down my diction to 1337, too: "liek, do you translates and stuff?
'Cuz I'd loove to see more ofyour work! LOL~! I luv DO As
Infinityz,
and ur lyrics are teh greatest!"
shanti is an asshole. And so is every other thief on that site.
Thankfully in this
situation, JPopAsia immediately contacted me and we worked out a
compromise...however, next time things might not go so smoothly.
To conclude:
• If you take ANYTHING from here -- not just lyrics -- list the people
you got it from. That includes me, Oasis Heart3.
• Be sure to list this site's URL. Use
http://www.globemoon.net/waftf
-- or you can use the sub-site's direct
URL. For Do As Infinity, the direct URL is
http://www.globemoon.net/waftf/dai
• I just gave you the credits above, so all you need to do is copy and
paste.
Even blind and mentally disabled people can do that. So if
you can't
do that, you're a real piece of work. As well as a
ridiculously lazy,
pathetic, rude asshole.
• If I catch you stealing, I will work damn hard to get my stuff
removed. And if you really piss me off, I'll try getting you
banned.
• Stuff like this encourages people to NOT want to translate lyrics, or
keep things online. If it continues, "We are For the Future" will
be permanently taken offline.
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