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Sony warns 700 AI devs, music streaming companies on content misuse
17.5.2024
Sony cracks down on AI developers like OpenAI and Microsoft with a letter that prohibits them from using its content to train or develop commercial AI systems
Sony Music Filing Trademark Application for Music Based NFTs
20.9.2022
Sony Music recently filed a new trademark application under the Columbia Records logo. The music giant directly signaled toward using NFTs for artists and music. The company applied back in August to the USPTO (the United States Patent and Trademark Office) via Mike Kondoudis. The application...
Sony Music files trademark application for NFT-authenticated music
8.9.2022
The new trademark application covers video recordings, text, artwork, and audio featuring live music authenticated by NFTs
Japanese Anime Fans Are Baffled By Demon Slayer Season 2's English Title
7.12.2021
The English title for Demon Slayer’s second season is Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc. The Japanese word used for the arc is yuukaku (遊廓), and that word has a much more pointed meaning than “entertainment district.”Read more
Sony Now Owns Anime Site Crunchyroll
10.8.2021
Having first been reported in October 2020, then begun in December 2020, Sony’s billion-dollar purchase of anime streaming site Crunchyroll has now been completed.Read more
In Japan, Demon Slayer Just Sold Over A Million Blu-Rays And DVDs In Three Days
18.6.2021
Physical media is not dead! That is, if it plays Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba The Movie: Mugen Train. In Japan, the movie’s disc release is drumming up some serious business.Read more
Fighting Game Legend Tokido Appears In BMW Ad In Japan
7.6.2021
Hajime “Tokido” Taniguchi isn’t only one of the greatest Street Fighter players ever, he would also like to tell you about the BMW 2 Series.Read more
Sony Chose PlayStation's First Office Location With Late-Night Drinks In Mind
17.3.2021
When Sony Computer Entertainment first established its flagship PlayStation brand in 1993, its executives’ chief concern was making sure the company’s first offices were located in an area with late-night bars. At least that’s the story Ken Kutaragi, who’s widely known as father of the PlayStation...
Konami's Big-Headed Baseball Game Is Getting An Anime Adaptation
15.3.2021
You know Power Pros, right? That big-headed baseball game Konami makes that’s hugely popular in Japan. Well, it’s getting an anime. Read more
After 17 Years, Anime Character Gintama's Age Is Finally Revealed
15.2.2021
It’s rather common for anime fans to know character’s ages. But for years, Gintama’s age has not been revealed. That is, until now.Read more