Talk:Discussion in basic English/@comment-4852657-20120217235851/@comment-4820033-20120218023226

First of all. No one really thinks they are stealing, because the videos are already available online for free (on Nico). If it is only on CD, not Nico, people usually do not upload to YouTube.

There are two main reasons for reupload.

(1) Translation. If a song has text in Japanese, people want to make English subtitles. If lucky, a good translator does it. But there are many songs and few good translators. So people who are just learning Japanese try to translate too.

(2) Embedding and sharing. It is impossible to embed NicoNicoDouga videos on most Western site incuding Wikia. (VocaloidOtaku does allow this). And even sharing a nicovideo.jp link is tricky. One has to have an account to view it. It is possible to get an account in English, by visiting http://www.niconico.com. But, if one places a nicovideo.jp link on a forum, and someone else clicks the link, they just get a page with lots of Japanese and no video.

So, people think the music/video is *already* out there to enjoy for free. They just make enjoying it easier.

If ads are placed on the uploads, it is usually NOT for the uploader. In fact, if the work is on KarenT, Crypton itself can place ads (as CRYPTON_FUTURE_MEDIA, http://originalcreator.net/ ).

Some producers upload to YT themselves. You did. Then (2) is not a problem. But people still want to translate if they really like a song.