Apparenly he starting a campaign to stop illegal downloading of liscened anime. Why you ask? Because it is seriously jeopardizing the US anime industry. Because people constantly download anime, it's really hurting the industry. And some companies are threatening to stop distributing anime altogether.
Here is the email I recieved:
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 11:35:23 PM
Subject: [vic_fans] IMPORTANT: Crusade to stop illegal downloading of anime
Hello everyone. I am going to address a matter that is important at
the moment. Right now the anime industry here in the USA is spiraling
downward. The closing of Geneon is a prime example of the shape the
industry is in. One problem is the excessive illegal downloading of
licensed shows.
So I urge you all...if you care about Vic..if you care about other
VAs, please stop illegally downloading these licensed shows or the
anime distribution in the USA could come to a halt. If you can't
afford a series there are alternatives to illegally downloading it.
You can rent it, borrow it from a friend or earn money some how by
either getting a job or doing chores around the house. Netflix is a
good site to rent anime off of.
I can't make you stop, but I request that you think about our beloved
Vic and the fact you are jeopardizing the very thing you love. If the
anime companies go under, what is left to enjoy?
Thank you for your time.
Pammy
This is the lady who runs the Risembool Ranger's website (aside from Vic of course) And she is pretty close to this voice actor.
Anyways, I just though I would post this. I am not sure how valid this is, (and I would like someone to validate or discredit this) but a friend of mine told me that Newtype magazine is starting to suffer from this as well.
So yeah... Thanks everyone! I am not wanting to start a debate, and I am not even sure if anyone is downloading anime at all. but I thought I would spread the news around but I don't want to see anime go away because of over-eager fans! That would be so ironic wouldn't it?
I myself don't download anime... (mostly because I am not sure I can trust it and I am terrified of losing my computer again).....
ANYWay! >_>
talk to you later, sorry if this is annoying or whatever....