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Old Apr 21, 2010, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Ira View Post
That's the thing, you're going on an incorrect definition of the term.
Yeah, I know it's conflicting with the original meaning of the word. But around the western vgm boards, and also here, it has been more-or-less synonymous with fan arrangement. Basically it's the word we chose to go with, it could have been 'fan made' or something else.

So I can understand if it might be confusing for people who are used to the term in its original meaning, but it would be equally confusing the other way around. And since this is an English language site it seems more logical to go with the 'westernized' version.

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There are doujin circles that produce strictly original work (and don't arrange)
In this case we wouldn't need to add their work to begin with.

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and there are also doujin sound tracks (namely those for doujin games.)
In that case it's still an official release, why should it matter if the game is fan-made or not? It's almost impossible to draw the line between professional game developers and "fans" these days anyway, with XBLA, etc.

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And as for official, what about publishers who are just licensing the rights, is that still 'official'?
It's still an official (legal) release. This is almost more like the norm anyway.

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Or what about a release by the original songwriter who may not own the copyright?
I'm not sure how you could release it if you don't own the rights, though? Sounds almost like a bootleg ;p
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