Posted by Roarkiller on 08.21.2007, 01:57 AM: Opinions on the Odex fiasco in Singapore If you haven't heard, Singapore largest (the rest barely make a dent, actually) anime distributor is launching legal lawsuits to downloaders all over Singapore, and hundreds have already been made to pay anywhere between 3-5k (albeit settled out of court, paid to ODex directly) and to sign an agreement to never download anime.
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Posted by Saddletank on 08.21.2007, 08:18 AM: Without going to the website you provide links for it does need to be said that downloading anime from the web IS illegal. Full stop. No arguments. You can moan and bitch until you're blue in the face about that but it won't change the facts.
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Posted by frigidchill on 08.21.2007, 09:55 AM: I buy practically all of my anime.
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Posted by Theowne on 08.21.2007, 11:14 AM: Fansubs are technically illegal no matter how you look at it. Many people will argue whether it's "morally wrong", that debate has stretched for longer than it should...For all this time they've operated under the "they don't care" banner, but recently companies like MFI are starting to put a stop to fansubs, probably because they now realize that worldwide distribution may actually have some potential after all.
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Posted by Orphic Okapi on 08.21.2007, 11:16 AM: I try to buy everything I own, but some things are so difficult to find that I've succumbed to downloading on a couple occasions. Ocean Waves, for example, I couldn't find anywhere, so I ended up downloading it.
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Posted by Theowne on 08.21.2007, 12:00 PM: On their site:
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Posted by Roarkiller on 08.21.2007, 12:36 PM: Downloading is illegal, no one is going to refute that.
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Posted by frigidchill on 08.21.2007, 03:57 PM:
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Posted by Saddletank on 08.21.2007, 06:17 PM: I agree Roar that this company is going about it in a very poorly organised if not exactly unprofessional way. As I said in my post they can only sue people if they can prove actual financial loss. Which if the fansub is of a series they don't publish, they can't.
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Posted by Roarkiller on 08.22.2007, 01:11 AM: That's the problem. But no matter what, receiving a court order is no laughing matter.
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Posted by Saddletank on 08.22.2007, 08:12 AM: Sounds like they have dug themselves a nice big hole and are still shovelling...
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