#intellectualproperty

—Parxphosial / Propertyphosial

Parxphosial: A gender that feels like it is lit by Waterparks music / A gender that feels like it is lit with the same colors as Waterparks uses

Propertyphosial: A gender that feels like it is lit like Awsten Knight’s neon makeup / A gender that feels like it is lit with the same colors as Waterparks uses, specifically in the Property era.

Phosial coined by @epikulupu

Notes: I’m so parxpeaked rn

Coined by: Playpup (he/him) for himself and Prowler (!t/rad/layn)

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Title PT: Parxphosial / Propertyphosial

"Don't look for me" - RITUAL, Intellectual Property (2023), Waterparks

Actually, fanfic is valuable art. So are fan songs. And The Birth of Venus. And every myth and legend pulling from existing lore or characters.

The idea that your story or other art shouldn't make generous use of other peoples' concepts is a relatively new one.

This is an interesting read. It comes as no surprise with great success comes a lot of imitation. Oricon recently interviewed Takayuki Okazaki from the Bandai Legal and Intellectual Property Department who provides really insightful information on how Bandai protects the Tamagotchi brand, and how much they’ve learned over the years.

Bandai has always faced a serious problem with counterfeit products (pirated versions) especially during the first boom in 1996, it was said to be a pretty unimaginable situation. Mr. Takayuki Okazaki of the Legal and Intellectual Property Department looks back on the confusion at that time and lessons learned.

Shortly after the original release back in 1996, counterfeit devices were popping up which impacted brand reputation and sales. Due to the speed of the legal system, there was even a concern that rights protection could not keep up with the speed of the products showing up. Bandai Namco took measures with Unfair Competition Prevention Act to seek a temporary punishment for import injunctions from overseas.

To more seriously get ahead of these measures to protect the Tamagotchi intellectual property, in 1998 a professional team for intellectual property was established.

Takayuki Okazaki mentions that Bandai Namco took very strategic counterfeit measures in 2004 after the release of the Tamagotchi Connection. The Tamagotchi Connection was announced 4 months before the release, and the specific shape was deliberately hidden to ensure the imitations could not be made sooner. Bandai Namco also applied for import injunction, which are court orders halting the importation of specifics goods due to issues with intellectual property infringements at customs in advance. As a result of these measures the distribution of counterfeit goods was significantly suppressed.

Lastly, Takayuki Okazaki reviews how Bandai Namco plans to fight counterfeit products and protecting of intellectual property in the era of arterial intelligence.

I want a love that echoes in the passage of time. That takes notes in the margins of my silences, memorizes the cadence of my quiet. That lingers not for the warmth of my body, but for the architecture of my thoughts—the labyrinthine halls of very being, dimly lit by longing, waiting to be known.

Let us meet, not in the frenzy of skin on skin, but in the cathedral of our minds—where your philosophy touches mine like prayer, where we undress one another not with fingers, but with words and hopes and the intangible extractions of our unsaid exploits.

Is it not the most sacred act, to be read deeply?

I do not want possession—I want presence. Your eyes on me like a scholar, your voice in conversation like candlelight.

Soft.

Careful.

Eternally curious.

31/10/23 - Waterparks played a Halloween show at the Roundhouse (Camden, London), dressed as various Christian figures, as part of The Property tour

FUN FACT: a friend and I tried to get Awsten to play Wonderwall during the acoustic set as a joke, but he actually heard us and ended up giving it a go.

Ruined the concert for everyone else involved, 10/10 experience.

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