MATCHING GAME: JAPAN’S GOTH LOLI PUNK DESIGNERS AND THEIR CLOTHING BRANDS.
Remember when Momoko (of Kamikaze Girls) realizes that the man examining her embroidered bonnet is none other than the… Creator… HIMSELF? She collapses in a swoon – albeit a calculatingly cute one – which incites her loyal pal Ichigo to head-WHACK the effete designer.
Momoko could recognize her beloved brand in a police line-up. And I’m sure many of you can match a clothing item to its Goth/Lolita/Punk brand in your sleep. But how well do you know the faces behind the labels?
Test your skills with La Carmina’s matching game! Can you pair each designer’s face to his/her name (in the pink dress above) and brand name (in the background above)? The answers are below.
I wouldn’t have recognized most of these designers if they head-butted me in the street! How did you score?
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1) Nobuhiko Kitamura, Hysteric Glamour 2) Hirooka Naoto, h.NAOTO 3) Akinori Isobe, Baby the Stars Shine Bright 4) Kuniko Kato, Metamorphose Temps de Fille 5) Mana Sama, Moi-Même-Moitié 6) Maki and Asuka, Angelic Pretty 7) Akari Moffat, BlaBlaHospital
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Oy vey, 2/7! Epic fail!
>< I didnt' do much better…. 4 correct…
Oy vey, 2/7! Epic fail!
>< I didnt' do much better…. 4 correct…
beat you with 5!
beat you with 5!
You are using my friend's picture without, I believe, permission. Please don't do this/remove the image, as you should always ask!
You are using my friend’s picture without, I believe, permission. Please don’t do this/remove the image, as you should always ask!
Fair Use
U.S. copyright law sometimes allows material to be quoted without the consent of the copyright holder under the doctrine of fair use. The Copyright Act defines fair use as the use of excerpts from a work for the purpose of comment, criticism, or study. If a use meets that threshold test, then four factors must be considered in determining whether a use is fair use:
– The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes.
– The nature of the copyrighted work.
– The amount and substantiality of the portion of the work used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole.
The effect of the use in question on the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
How much of someone else’s work can I use without getting permission?
Under the fair use doctrine of the U.S. copyright statute, it is permissible to use limited portions of a work including quotes, for purposes such as commentary, criticism, news reporting, and scholarly reports. There are no legal rules permitting the use of a specific number of words, a certain number of musical notes, or percentage of a work. Whether a particular use qualifies as fair use depends on all the circumstances. See FL 102, Fair Use, and Circular 21, Reproductions of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians.
http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-fairuse.html
The girl in question wants it removed; as it’s her photograph, I think that’s a fair one. You make a justified point, but it’s considered polite to ask (You must have had the ability to- these photos were made public through a livejournal post!) and if she’s not happy with it then you should remove it. Plus, you edited the photograph- reposting something is, in my mind, alright, (Especially as we made the photos public!) but I’m certain there’s something somewhere about editing the work of others….
The above also is focused around quotations etc. it is fine to use examples, but it is not fine to then change the original source. E.g. it would be fine for me to quote a passage of Romeo & Juliet in an essay or something to make a point, but it would be wrong for me to go “Fred, Fred, wherefore art thou, Fred? -William Shakespeare” or something like that, changing the original content to suit my needs…
Basically, she wants it gone.
I went to Yale Law School. Let’s not get into appropriation and Creative Commons… and your “Fred” example is actually totally valid under the doctrine of parody. I didn’t find the image through LJ, but through Google Images (there was no source).
I’m not taking this stance to be an ass, but as a principle of free expression and the fair appropriation of publically available content on the Internet… I mean, we don’t want someone’s LJ to be shut down because she posts a photo of Mana or a BTSSB ad…
Okay, that’s fair enough. I know you’re not trying to be an arse or anything, and I also am not trying to pick a fight. Could you at least just put a little thank you to kyo_o on your page for the use of her photo? It’s more an issue of “Huh?! Why are my legs there?!”, as opposed to “LEGAL OPPOSITION!!” so a thanks would be nice. xD; ;
On a lighter note, 5/7… whoo!
Hi,
Happy to oblige – I added an edit to the post. :)
This turned into a neat discussion. It reminds me of Voltaire on free speech: “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” If someone were to snag a picture of me and draw horns on it, I say go to it! Just don’t add external genitalia – then we might have a case under obscenity. :P
Ah, thank you! I’m sorry if I came off as an arse at first, I’ve been working nine hours a day and am like “RAAAAAAAARGH” constantly right now! Hurrah for compromise!
That’s a totally fab quotation, I must say, and very true. If only it was possible to always keep that state of mind- the ease and temptation to go “YOU CAN’T SAY THAT, IT’S JUST WRONG AND NOT WHAT I BELIEVE” is massive.
Fair Use
U.S. copyright law sometimes allows material to be quoted without the consent of the copyright holder under the doctrine of fair use. The Copyright Act defines fair use as the use of excerpts from a work for the purpose of comment, criticism, or study. If a use meets that threshold test, then four factors must be considered in determining whether a use is fair use:
– The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes.
– The nature of the copyrighted work.
– The amount and substantiality of the portion of the work used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole.
The effect of the use in question on the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
How much of someone else's work can I use without getting permission?
Under the fair use doctrine of the U.S. copyright statute, it is permissible to use limited portions of a work including quotes, for purposes such as commentary, criticism, news reporting, and scholarly reports. There are no legal rules permitting the use of a specific number of words, a certain number of musical notes, or percentage of a work. Whether a particular use qualifies as fair use depends on all the circumstances. See FL 102, Fair Use, and Circular 21, Reproductions of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians.
http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-fairuse.html
The girl in question wants it removed; as it's her photograph, I think that's a fair one. You make a justified point, but it's considered polite to ask (You must have had the ability to- these photos were made public through a livejournal post!) and if she's not happy with it then you should remove it. Plus, you edited the photograph- reposting something is, in my mind, alright, (Especially as we made the photos public!) but I'm certain there's something somewhere about editing the work of others….
The above also is focused around quotations etc. it is fine to use examples, but it is not fine to then change the original source. E.g. it would be fine for me to quote a passage of Romeo & Juliet in an essay or something to make a point, but it would be wrong for me to go “Fred, Fred, wherefore art thou, Fred? -William Shakespeare” or something like that, changing the original content to suit my needs…
Basically, she wants it gone.
I went to Yale Law School. Let's not get into appropriation and Creative Commons… and your “Fred” example is actually totally valid under the doctrine of parody. I didn't find the image through LJ, but through Google Images (there was no source).
I'm not taking this stance to be an ass, but as a principle of free expression and the fair appropriation of publically available content on the Internet… I mean, we don't want someone's LJ to be shut down because she posts a photo of Mana or a BTSSB ad…
Okay, that's fair enough. I know you're not trying to be an arse or anything, and I also am not trying to pick a fight. Could you at least just put a little thank you to kyo_o on your page for the use of her photo? It's more an issue of “Huh?! Why are my legs there?!”, as opposed to “LEGAL OPPOSITION!!” so a thanks would be nice. xD; ;
On a lighter note, 5/7… whoo!
Hi,
Happy to oblige – I added an edit to the post. :)
This turned into a neat discussion. It reminds me of Voltaire on free speech: “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” If someone were to snag a picture of me and draw horns on it, I say go to it! Just don't add external genitalia – then we might have a case under obscenity. :P
Ah, thank you! I'm sorry if I came off as an arse at first, I've been working nine hours a day and am like “RAAAAAAAARGH” constantly right now! Hurrah for compromise!
That's a totally fab quotation, I must say, and very true. If only it was possible to always keep that state of mind- the ease and temptation to go “YOU CAN'T SAY THAT, IT'S JUST WRONG AND NOT WHAT I BELIEVE” is massive.
Hi,
Happy to oblige – I added an edit to the post. :)
This turned into a neat discussion. It reminds me of Voltaire on free speech: “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” If someone were to snag a picture of me and draw horns on it, I say go to it! Just don't add external genitalia – then we might have a case under obscenity. :P
Ah, thank you! I'm sorry if I came off as an arse at first, I've been working nine hours a day and am like “RAAAAAAAARGH” constantly right now! Hurrah for compromise!
That's a totally fab quotation, I must say, and very true. If only it was possible to always keep that state of mind- the ease and temptation to go “YOU CAN'T SAY THAT, IT'S JUST WRONG AND NOT WHAT I BELIEVE” is massive.