Funimation Licensing

[VicViper573]

Out of curiosity, how long does Funi usually license their series for?  How does BakaBT know when those licenses expire?

[macros74]

Those kind of licenses typically last for years and can be renewed for a new period.

First indication of an expired license is usually when DVD's go OOS/OOP, some retailers even list those.
Then a US citizen could check the license/copyright info on FUNimations web page to see whether an anime is still listed there, or if streams are still available.

Only after that one might consider uploading said anime here, but it remains tricky whether or not a license is truly expired...

[VicViper573]

Those kind of licenses typically last for years and can be renewed for a new period.

First indication of an expired license is usually when DVD's go OOS/OOP, some retailers even list those.
Then a US citizen could check the license/copyright info on FUNimations web page to see whether an anime is still listed there, or if streams are still available.

Only after that one might consider uploading said anime here, but it remains tricky whether or not a license is truly expired...

What does OOS/OOP mean? Out of Sale/Production?

[Al_Sleeper]

Out of stock/Out of print

[Triltaison]

Occasionally, news sites will also report lapsed licenses. This usually happens when a different company is interested in picking up a series and so they'll mention the lapsed license along with the news that company B is interested in the property, but sometimes it will get a story on its own.

There are also those people who will shoot the company an e-mail or letter to ask about the current state of a series/movie/whatever and report the answer to fansites or news places. I've e-mailed Viz in the past about stalled series and they always answered pretty promptly, so I would think Funi would do the same.