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Is this plagiarism? A tribute? An homage? Or did Square Enix hit a new sell-out low?
- Thread starter ZombiePlatypus
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Ok, this exchange got a pretty good laugh out of me.
I've edited you out of that post
I've heard a Cowboy Bebop track on the show "Big Brother" before.
On topic: I'm guessing the show took it from Square
Icelandic_Jazz
Member
You know what would make this video more exciting? If I rotated the camera 90 degrees halfway through for no reason.
ZombiePlatypus
Member
I know, I know. I was trying to avoid the whole "portrait" situation and...it got worse. It's not exactly filming a masterpiece though (sans the music) so, eh, screw it.
That's all fine and well, but it's an iconic game with iconic music (and pretty much everything else. I really don't think we'd have the cinematic AAA games we have to day without, but that's a whole 'nother thread.)
Icelandic_Jazz
Member
No biggie, just thought it was funny
I'm surprised so many people don't know the FF7 main theme.
PreFire
Member
Music sounds very identical lol
Also, sorry I'm not grammar police but..
"An" homage?
Sorry, I know off topic but why do so many GAF'ers write an before every word starting with an H? Thought it was only used when the H is silent and only the first vowel is pronounced. You wouldn't say "I'm an happy person".
Sorry if I sound like an ass. Stupid things annoy me. After all, my grammar is no where near perfect.
If the H in homage is silent, I've been saying it wrong.
Also, sorry I'm not grammar police but..
"An" homage?
Sorry, I know off topic but why do so many GAF'ers write an before every word starting with an H? Thought it was only used when the H is silent and only the first vowel is pronounced. You wouldn't say "I'm an happy person".
Sorry if I sound like an ass. Stupid things annoy me. After all, my grammar is no where near perfect.
If the H in homage is silent, I've been saying it wrong.
Lots of people never owned a Playstation. PS3 was my first Sony console. FF13 was my first final fantasy. FF7 is like. A billion years old at this point.No biggie, just thought it was funny
I'm surprised so many people don't know the FF7 main theme.
The h in homage is silent isn't it? It "oh-mahj"
ZombiePlatypus
Member
Comments like these are really making me want SE to properly remake VII. The game's up on PSN, but I suppose a modern remake (if done right and does the game justice) would compel a whole new group of players experience the game.
PreFire
Member
I've always said it with the H sound lmao
Holy shit. Even on TV, I've always heard sports broadcasters saying Homage with the H sound.
Anyway, never mind me. I've been doing it wrong lol
Good catch by op though hearing the obvious rip off of music.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
I wish there was a FF VII drama.
QuantumBro
Banned
And Neogaf causes yet another lawsuit.
Anton Sugar
Member
OmegaDL50
Member
Yeah, it's crazy that they didn't recognize music from an 18 year old game
Super Mario Bros. is 30 years old. If the main theme from the game was used in a TV show without permission you think it wouldn't be immediately recognized?
Both FF7 are SMB are iconic for different reasons.
Omega Kirby
Member
^ Dude do not compare mario bros popularity to ff7.
I know fucking homeless people that know the mario bros theme.
I know fucking homeless people that know the mario bros theme.
Cow Mengde
Banned
There's a radio show in the morning in the Chinese radio here in New York that rips off Uncharted Waters New Horizons music. I've heard Super Mario Galaxy used in commercials. I've heard all kinds of crazy stuff on Chinese radios.
Anton Sugar
Member
I mean, the first few posters had no idea what the problem was, so it's clearly not nearly as iconic as SMB (which is obvious).
Having said that, if it had been a Chrono Trigger song or something, I would have known. I was just teasing.
riskVSreward
Member
How is it plagiarism? You don't own songs in such a way that other people can't play them, that would be preposterous.
Triplicates
Member
I heard "To Zanarkand" used as a theme for a documentary on a Chinese swimmer around the time of the Beijing Olympics.
Dude its a middle eastern TV show.
They use copyrighted material all the time.
What a misuse of a classic,great theme,though.
Its a for profit drama show.
This isn't a fan doing his or her own rendition on youtube.
Yeah,they shouldn't be using it.
They use copyrighted material all the time.
What a misuse of a classic,great theme,though.
Its a for profit drama show.
This isn't a fan doing his or her own rendition on youtube.
Yeah,they shouldn't be using it.
OmegaDL50
Member
There is nothing wrong for other people to play them on their own time. That is creative use. OR even fan arrangement albums and whatnot. (google MAGfest for example)
However to use a copyright song in a TV show without expressed permission from the copyright holder is an entirely different thing.
Here's what probably happened:
The Soap producers probably have a license to use tracks provided by whichever publisher distributes that FF7 piano album in that region. S-E had exactly 0 input into this occurring.
EIther that, or they just give zero fucks about using unlicensed music and the producer brought in their own MP3 and called it good.
Not plagiarism, not some shit-tier marketing/sell-out. Either run-of-the-mill piracy, or a mildly-humorous artifact of run-of-the-mill music licensing.
The Soap producers probably have a license to use tracks provided by whichever publisher distributes that FF7 piano album in that region. S-E had exactly 0 input into this occurring.
EIther that, or they just give zero fucks about using unlicensed music and the producer brought in their own MP3 and called it good.
Not plagiarism, not some shit-tier marketing/sell-out. Either run-of-the-mill piracy, or a mildly-humorous artifact of run-of-the-mill music licensing.
riskVSreward
Member
It's not like it's a recording from the game. It's also not the complete song, it's a stripped down version of the melody. I'll admit I'm a layperson with regards to the law, but if you're telling me that this is illegal all I can do is scoff.
Nevermind the fact that FF7 is a Japanese game and this soap opera is seemingly from some other country entirely.
Are you saying they legally shouldn't be doing it or are you stating this on some ethical/moral grounds. If the latter, I disagree.
NinjamicWZ
Banned
A company called Edible Arrangements used to use an FF7 track for their commercials here, about a year or two ago. I think it was only on for a few months.
John Kowalski
Banned
it's just a cover, i don't see what's wrong with this
Funny that people are complaining about the video. Pretty sure what happened was that the recorder tried turning the camera to get the shot into landscape mode but didn't realize that the orientation doesn't change while recording. They just made things worse.
Yet another reason to use mobile GAF almost exclusively.
OmegaDL50
Member
Actually it isn't
This is a actual blatant reuse of the Piano Collections FF7 album, track 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=404Vyt92lCs
blame space
Banned
half of this thread is just people being confused
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
I was waiting for Sephiroth to show up
D
Deleted member 20920
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http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iY59XIv8R7A
Liberi Fatali used in a Hong Kong drama from 2000,My Date With A Vampire 2.
Bonus plagiarism: King of Vampire walking out of flames aka Sephiroth in
Nibelheim.
Loved the show for its over the top, manga like plot though.
Liberi Fatali used in a Hong Kong drama from 2000,My Date With A Vampire 2.
Bonus plagiarism: King of Vampire walking out of flames aka Sephiroth in
Nibelheim.
Loved the show for its over the top, manga like plot though.
NinjamicWZ
Banned
To be fair, most threads are at least 1/4th people being confused.
John Kowalski
Banned
Yeah there's an ethical and moral ground to support it.
Taking someone's else artistic achievement and not giving them due credit/rewarding them properly for it is unethical imo,especially when you benefit from it.
30yearsofhurt
Member
What is wrong with these young-uns who don't know their Nobby Uematsu tunes?
SMH furiously.
Devilgunman
Member
It would be much better if OP explained his point since beginning.
blacklabel93
Neo Member
I knew it was FF7 right from the start. That soundtrack is iconic. Surprised at all the unawares
riskVSreward
Member
Since it turns out they ripped an album recording I'd have to agree with you... but holding the position that you can't cover a song and then sell it or make money off of it is laughable.