Momo-P wrote:No sensible human being will spend 25 dollars on a DVD you may hate.
" wrote:RustyClaymore 11:27 - Ah yes, Socks is the single raindrop responsible for the flood. XD
Momo-P wrote:Just on the subject of bootlegging anime...anyone who does it should really think twice. I'm not saying this to ruin anyone's fun or something, but bootlegs are terrible quality. With very few exceptions, the "DVD quality" is just ripped from TV and the subtitled track is downright painful to read. Why would you pay money for that?
Just on the subject of bootlegging anime...anyone who does it should really think twice. I'm not saying this to ruin anyone's fun or something, but bootlegs are terrible quality. With very few exceptions, the "DVD quality" is just ripped from TV and the subtitled track is downright painful to read. Why would you pay money for that?
Rocketshipper wrote:I'm surprised that more anime companies (or media companies in general) haven't tried to sue Ebay. And I'm not just talking about bootlegs being sold there. Technicly, from the perspective of the anime companies, a licenced region 1 DVD thats sold on Ebay isn't any different from a bootleg, because they don't get any money from the sale in either case. I once had ADV shut down one of my ebay auctions that was selling the region 1 official DVD for Sakura Wars.
LorentzForce wrote:Don't worry, the die hard fans will still import 8-episodes-in-6-discs boxsets from Japan for $150 USD.
I'm not even joking on that one.
Alexander wrote:Still, it's sad to see this all happening. It's wrong and there's very little anyone can do to stop it.
Japanese Companies May Join Odex's Case in Singapore
Singapore television's Channel NewsAsia reports that the Japanese copyright owners may join the anime distributor Odex's legal attempts to obtain the identities of allegedly unauthorized anime downloaders. Odex and Pacific Internet gave their closing arguments in a Wednesday closed-door hearing to determine Odex's right to information on 1,000 of Pacific Internet's subscribers.
Singapore's Subordinate Court had already ruled against Odex's right to legal action in this matter in August because Odex only demonstrated it had an exclusive license to one of the anime series, Mobile Suit Gundam Seed. Under the country's copyright act, only the original copyright holder or an exclusive licensee can take action. If Judge Woo Bih Li rules against Odex's second attempt due to its lack of exclusive licenses for other titles, Odex's lawyer says that the Japanese copyright holders have applied to join Odex as plaintiffs. Odex had held a joint press conference with representatives of Japanese anime companies to show their support in August.
The Internet Business Law Services news portal provides a legal analysis of Odex's strategy and the obligation that Internet service providers have to maintain their customers' privacy.
Say hello to less content overall and whole series never being released in our country.
With all due respect, how does the Singapore thing affect any of us? Sorry for sounding so ignorant, but I really never paid attention to any of that stuff... ._.
Doctor Ice wrote:good quality, good subs bootlegs.
Important! Regarding Bootlegs:
Recently I've had a lot of fans coming up to me at conventions asking me to sign illegal, pirated, bootleg copies of Anime DVDs that have stolen my voice work as well as the animation work of companies that I work for. These are usually very sophisticated packaging jobs that look very professional, but unfortunately are almost always Chinese knock-offs of the legitimate DVD. In the past, it was very rare that a fan came up and asked me to sign a bootleg, but it has begun to happen more and more often in recent months. This puts me in a horrible dilemma.
While I would like to make a fan happy by signing their DVD, I cannot endorse the purchase of pirated DVDs or CDs that hurt the animation companies that hire me to do voice work. If a company loses money on a show because the fans are buying the bootleg instead of the legitimate copy, then they will not have the money in the future to hire me as a voice actor on any future products. If you enjoy an artist's work, please support them by buying a legitimate copy of their work. Buying bootlegs is a slap in the face to an artist. It hurts the very creator you say you admire. To put it simply then, I will not sign any bootleg DVDs or CDs at any future convention. I realize that many people make an honest mistake when buying a bootleg DVD or CD and don't realize that it's not legitimate until after they've already purchased it. While I sympathize, I still cannot sign any bootlegs. Thanks for your understanding.
Sheenar wrote:How do you tell if a copy is legit or not? Looking online, it's hard to tell. Should I only buy directly from the company's site (http://www.funimation.com, etc.)?
ShatterheartArk wrote:I download stuff from time to time, heck. The first time I saw Hellsing Ultimate was on Youtube. Which, then I went on to pay Geneon like 35 bucks for each episode to come packaged with the most barebones bonus disk ever made. Lesson to be learned, you mess over the fans...it comes back to bite you.
Roy Mustang (post: 1174935) wrote:I understand that and like I said, these fans are worried and have their heart in the right place.
But I can't buy the Geneon USA closing as the apocalypse of anime in the states.
If that was true, then why would ADV and others buying some really big hit titles from Japan right now.
What I worry about in an economics sense, panic from some anime fans. If they start to fear that another anime company is about to go, then they may stop buying titles and then the backlash will hit the company.
Fear is one of the worst enemy of economics.
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