The folks at MyAnimeList have translated an article in which the president of Kadokawa, Fukuda Tadashi, says that “it’s sad” to see anime get removed from YouTube due to complaints from copyright owners, because it helps spread the anime goodness (and sell character goods).

Now, if I remember correctly, Kadokawa has had some dealings with JASRAC, which has put serious pressure on YouTube to remove infringing content, not to mention demanding (and getting) the removal of 30,000 YouTube vids back in October ‘06, including a bunch of Haruhi videos. *cough* (Note: Kadokawa is not listed as one of the organizations directly involved in the request, but some of the groups include The Association of Japanese Animations and the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, Inc., which are bound to have some Kadokawa connections.)

On the other hand, Kadokawa now has a deal with YouTube in which Kadokawa establishes its own “channel” and provides its own content, so I guess they’re not in much of a position to diss YouTube at the moment.

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