Land of the Rising Sun

Those crafty Japanese are at it again.

Now, the four major IPs over there are collaborating with copyright holders to track down people using P2P software, allegedly violating copyrights, and taking measured steps to shut them down.

While I've experimented with this stuff the way Barry did a little blow back in the day, I generally don't deal much in commercially-released material. But increased monitoring (and action based on that monitoring) of one's online behavior is something I don't like.

...But I'd be lying if I told you I thought it was anything but inevitable.

Vintage Bugs Bunny

I vaguely remember seeing this years ago, but I am not sure if it was on a news show or it was actually running alongside regular cartoons.  Regardless, times have changed quite a bit in terms of what's acceptable and what's not.

This is a WW-II era Bugs Bunny cartoon that does not exactly present the Japanese in the hero role, as you can tell from just the title.

Here's a history lesson on "Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips."