The Stage48 Rules 2019

I'm asking because I don't understand why posts are deleted when someone posts an audio from a b-side from Youtube. Sorry if answering the question over and over is a nuisance for you, I must have missed previous discussions.

 

Hi! so...torrent links are forbbiden?

 

I don't think that's allowed here.

 

The main idol torrent sites need registration (and one is even closed currently), and are gateways to pirated content. I also cannot remember that anyone has shared torrents over this site, at least not in recent years. Maybe in the old "hidden" section.
Admittedly, torrents are the by far best way to get TV shows in HD+, but i also guess that anyone willing to use torrents can do so without the help of this forum.

 

Is Instagram live and such requests allowed? As long as it doesn't resemble purchaseable material (e.g. 'selfie' videos) then I think it's fine?

 

Since the latest interface update, Streamable no longer offers a download link for videos:
https://streamable.com/imdff
https://streamable.com/wydi0

edit: Seems I was mistaken, see the discussion immediately following.

 

It's still a user/uploader defined setting.

 

Still? Was there always a setting for that? I'm sure I used to have the option to download my uploads and now it's gone (because for some reason that's unchecked). Still as long as it is unchecked streamable should be okay for posting here... except that's a pain for the moderators to check.

 

Yes, for the last two years or so that I have been using the platform. Before that, would have to ask Streamable support team to confirm. But that's too much effort for a moot point.

If users want to post their streamables here, sign in and uncheck that box. Simple enough.

 

What about time-sensitive news updates? Editing doesn't resend alerts and there's a lot of threads to check individually, so I know I've missed a few things because of this rule.

 

Bringing this here cuz I'm not satisfied. Like this video for example, does it still fall in the realms of stuff that cant be posted here. I know for a fact that eveything related to them is automatically copyrighted by sony music and region blocked for Japan when uploaded. But the fact that they dont take them down means they're not that strict about it

 

I don't think that's how Youtube works, I'm pretty sure it works with audio/video detection, if you've ever uploaded a video on Youtube, you'll know that some videos that are copyrighted are blocked right when you upload them. For some videos they can stay up a few days and then get blocked, and rarely some videos get blocked after a long time... If a video is there for weeks or months and isn't blocked then I'm pretty sure the management is ok with it being there, and if they block it, it will be whenever they feel like it. if they block other content right away then nothing stops them from blocking these videos right away too... Youtube is really strict with copyrights anyway so if a video survives there, I don't think it's wrong to post it on forums, and especially, I don't think stage48 would ever be taken responsible for things that are uploaded on another site (Youtube) so there isn't a reason to be too strict or scared of it.

 

I get your reasoning but technically, if you follow that rule strictly in the way that it is phrased, that would make official music videos prohibited. They are view only videos of content that is part of a purchasable DVD (the one that comes with the single CD).

I assume that the reason for this rule is because you don't want the forum to be taken down for sharing illegally obtained/shared material and that is fair, but I'd rather worry about direct file shares. Youtube and Dailymotion should be safe websites to link to, especially because someone could be new to the fandom and not know that the material is DVD material. I realise not knowing something doesn't save them from committing a crime, but it's one thing to rip a DVD and upload it to Youtube (which you should know is illegal) and another thing to see a Youtube video pop up on your feed and share it on a forum.

PS: I'm also not sure why LOD clips are fine – don't you technically have to pay to watch stage performances? Showroom, instagram livestreams and Vlives make sense but I'm confused about this rule.