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Title
Use the title from the film's credits.

For non-English titles, use capitalization rules common to the language of the title “Tout va bien” is correctly capitalized. “Tout Va Bien” is not
If the title appears in multiple languages, use the title that matches the language of the locality and do not include an alternate title ( for instance in another language).

Original Title
The Original Title field serves two general purposes, but in both cases allows for the tracking of the original feature title.  In cases where the title is the original title, leave the Original Title field blank.

Foreign Films: The Original Title field will contain the original title for the main feature in the country of origin.  i.e. A German DVD release for a film originally produced in the United States would have the German title in the Title field and the English title in the Original Title Field.
Modified Titles: The Original Title field will contain the original theatrical title, while the Title field will contain the title of the DVD release.  For instance, for the Special Edition rerelease of There's Something About Mary:
Title: There's Something More About Mary
Original Title: There's Something About Mary

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Please correct me if I am wrong, but when inputting into the database (regardless of region) wouldn't the title the creditted title whether it is the local or international title and then if that title is different that the local/original input that title in the Original Title field. 

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If movie is Desu Noto and that is the creditted title and Original title then it goes in the Title field
If it is creditted as Death Note (which is the US/international title) then that would go in the title field and Desu Noto woul dgo in the Original Title field.

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I think the current version of the rules were made more for entering foreign (non English) versions of English/USA movies than the other way around.

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Issues come up when we are looking at non-English DVDs from the original country. The way the rules are written forbids the use of available international (English) title even though we are leaving the original title field empty.

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Why can't we be flexible enough to modify the rules so that we can enter both the international title and the local title when there is currently enough field to accomodate it? What do we as a collector gain by forbidding the title

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Am I, as a Korean collector of Korean DVD, upset that Sympathy for Lady Vengeance appears in the profile along with Chinjeolhan Geum-ja ssi?  No. In fact, I am disappointed that I can't have both valid titles in my profile.

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Therefore, I am simply asking the rules arbiter Gerri and Ken to consider such a modification. I think it's a win-win situation for all collectors when well known, valid international titles are not ignored. Comments are welcome.

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xradman:

You can do anything you want in your local Profile, we have a bigger world to worry about than simply Korea and the U.S. and the Rules were designed to try accomodate every user, including the German user who just MIGHT possess the titles that you refer to. Just as I might. Keep that in mind, that there is a big world out there, it's not all about Asia or North America. If you want to do something that is culturally specific, but outside the rules you are free to do so and if you lock your titles and upload Invelos servers will clone your data so that everyone who views your collection will be able to see you culturally specific data. Sorry guy, I am not politically correct and am not overly sensitive to people whose sole aim seems to be to try to impose their culture on the rest of the world. Let's be realistic here, you are using Profiler because it is a good product, but ummm I don't want to come off as trying to offend you here but want to make the point, just how many native Koreans do you think we have using this product. Probably more than just you to be sure, but in the overall scheme of things, not very many. Again I apologize if I come across harsh or offensive but from where I sit, it looks to me like you have always tried to make Profiler culturally sensitive, if Ken wants to that's his call and hios business but....thsi could too easily lead to a political discussion. I mean we have some Muslim imams trying to remake this country in their image...it ain't gonna happen.; if you see where I am coming from.

Yes whispering the rules were written by ns internationally  diverse group of people, literally all over the world.

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AFAIK the current rules were made by a group of people from many countries. They werent made for US DVD's, but to accomodate all localitys.

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What you are saying, is like adding crew that hasnt got a field for it, by using the other fields. Its misleading and incorrect information. The program is aiming to be as correct as possible, not to have all info in any way possible.

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Hong Kong has nothing to do with the issues on this topic, official languages there are Chinese and English. So if the title is in both languages on the cover (like it almoust always is), both languages "matches the language of the locality".

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We gain accurat and correct information.

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You can add whatever title you want in your local database.

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You are asking to give up the one thing that makes this program superior to any other such program. The correctness of the information. Whatever the question is, the one thing that always wins is accuracy.