Quote Originally Posted by Edmond Dantes View Post
You're underestimating how different our cultures are.

Japan doesn't take copyright law very seriously. They allow people to create derivative works and even sell it at conventions (Doujinshi, anyone?). Hell, Lupin the Third--one of Japan's longest-running franchises--is a walking CASE of copyright infringement, and this was why early attempts to export the character had to change his name.

And as has been stated, America is a very litigitious country. We try to sue restaurants for selling coffee hot, for chrissakes.

That being said, this so-called "music issue" sounds like B.S. to me too, and some comments I've heard/read from Nintendo regarding Earthbound make me concur with you--Nintendo just hates Earthbound and wants to bury it.
WoW, i had no idea they were so lax about it-It never occured to me about the doujin comics..
Side note, is the Earthbound box holding up okay? I still think about it from time to time, like an old car lol.
I'm going to look up Lupin the Third, sounds interesting. Also, i wonder if Japan even likes Mother series half as much as the west does..