Izumi Kato (Creator of original sculpture) Contacted Me.

Summary:

Yes. I am being entirely truthful

Izumi Kato (Creator of original sculpture) Contacted Me.

Lotims 06 Aug 2014 16:12

Hey everyone,

There was a very big outrage from a lot of people about use using the statue a bit ago. I did say that we emailed him about it, and that if he told us it was not okay, that we can edit the statue out. This morning I just received a response from him. This should put any legal anger, debates, and rages to rest about the subject once and for all.

http://imgur.com/l5D4IcR

Izumi Kato did indeed give me permission to use that statue as we see fit for the live-action! :)

I have come to the understanding that The Foundation has been unable to contact him for several years, if he has not emailed you about the use of the statue, and you still want to hear from him, I suggest emailing him again potentially. It took two months or so for him to get back to me, so maybe he is more active?

He is aware of the statue being used, either by the link I sent him, or before I contacted him. However, it never hurts to get a written response about it

Hope this solves a lot of your questions.

Thanks for your patience on the live-action!

-Gage

Re: Izumi Kato (Creator of original sculpture) Contacted Me.

scrubs2009 06 Aug 2014 16:48

Cool, I wonder what he thinks of the community as a whole.

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Drewbear 06 Aug 2014 16:57

Sending you a PM

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Re: Izumi Kato (Creator of original sculpture) Contacted Me.

Lotims 07 Aug 2014 02:34

After reading this I am very disappointed in the SCP Admins and members who have suggested and some who have accused me, of faking Izumi Kato giving me permission. The reason? Because no one could understand how he only responded to me, and not to the foundation who have been trying to contact him for a long time.

Why couldn't you just contact me asking if I could show more proof, instead of posting accusations and such?

That is why I filmed a video showing the emails I received and sent out of Izumi Kato, and how it IS from his email address listed on his website. I have also screencaped the things I go over in the video for those who want to compare. I am tired of this.

Izumi Kato Video Proof

Email I sent Izumi Kato

Email I received in Response

Email I sent to Kate in response to his email

Re: Izumi Kato (Creator of original sculpture) Contacted Me.

Zyn 07 Aug 2014 03:20

Thank you very, very much for posting this. It is incredibly appreciated.

I'm not going to deny that there was some initial disbelief. Administrators and Japanese-speaking members have been attempting to contact Mr. Kato for quite some time, so it's great that there's a reply now.

Granted, I haven't read the extent of the exchange regarding Containment Breach and site staff, but we do appreciate your patience thus far. Staff is looking into the matter right now.

I'm glad that your live action is going to be successful, and I wish you the best for your project. Feel free to message me or another staff member if you'd like to discuss anything further!