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Majin Tenshi
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Well Okada-san ask your boys/girls to include more English sub in their releases like Ghibli and now Bandai Visual and you'll find more people supporting your titles from outside Japan. Especially if the title has an existing English sub like Gunbuster OVAs then it makes no sense not to include it in the BD release which shares the same region as the US.
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Spotlesseden
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people who only illegal download anime =
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Xanas
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Pets is probably more accurate than parasites as long as they aren't violating physical property rights to get the material or violating contractual obligations. If an employee is leaking the copies for example it's a serious infraction.
It is still inappropriate to use force in this context (absent force necessary to remove the former employee from the premises if it were required), but prospective employers discriminating against those who were known to have done this would I think deal with the problem sufficiently, provided there were no laws in place against disseminating that information. Last edited by Xanas on Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:25 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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Cutiebunny
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This is a horrible analogy. Yes, to a certain extent illegal dowloading/copying/distribution is a violation of a creator/licensor's rights, but I feel there is a big difference between an indirect violation, and one which is quite personal, painful and degrading. Maybe the whole "You don't joke about rape" thing has yet to make its way through the collective conscious of Japan, but, I feel that this comparison is in poor taste. Maybe a better analogy would be "Saying that you want to move out of your parents' home but yet spending all your money on crap you don't need because you have too much time on your hands due to unemployment" would be better, but somehow, I think that that might hit too close to home for certain fans. |
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icomeanon6
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He was making an exaggerated analogy for comic effect, lighten up. Considering he's talking about people who steal the product that he used to produce for a living, I think on the whole he was being awfully gracious. |
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Xanas
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Personally I don't know if he'd agree with the use of the term "steal" based on the way he said what he did. Otherwise he'd be calling them parasites and not pets.
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maxxjulie
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wow, a refreshing view from someone legitimate in the anime industry. i'll never understand the anger certain anime fans have towards downloaders. i download and buy. my collection of purchased anime is quite huge actually. yet if i mention i downloaded redline, then it's an all out attack on me from certain people who somehow think they are better. waiting years for an official release makes you better? in the end, i buy it just the same as you except i got to enjoy it the day it came out online and I know beforehand i'm buying something that's good. seems to me i'm the smarter one. only in anime some people feel you have to pay for something you've never seen and have no idea you'll even like the least. how silly!
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danilo07
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It is nice to see someone from industry has realistic look at illiegal streaming and downloading.
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agila61
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For over half (and growing) recent anime, there's no need to download bootlegs to try before you buy. If you are downloading bootlegs for something that is not available other than on disc, well, that's one thing, but if you are downloading stuff that has a free or cheap stream available on the "I don't blind buy" excuse, then I'm hearing {meow}, {meow}, {meow}. |
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Apollo-kun
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Finally, somebody in a popular industry conveys the proper and realistic way to deal with piracy. |
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Charred Knight
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How is that a realistic way to deal with piracy, my dog keeps me company, some dude who decides that he doesn't need to pay for anything doesn't keep me company. I don't feel pity for these people because a lot of times they can afford anime, they just don't think they should have to pay for it. They have made excuse after excuse trying to justify their actions. |
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Xanas
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I think you are taking the analogy beyond his intention. Maybe think of them more like fish, still a pet, but not a companion.
Individual downloaders each have individual circumstances. "They" isn't a useful term here I don't think. But I don't expect you to feel pity for anyone. That doesn't matter to me one bit.
This assumes everyone feels they need to "justify" those actions. Many don't believe they are doing something wrong that would need to be "justified." Do I need to justify that I'm breathing? |
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Spotlesseden
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this, and 90% of the new anime are available on stream for you to preview before you buy it. What hollywood companies let you preview their their movie before you buy the bluray/dvd? play $10 + gas to watch a movie is not preview. Last edited by Spotlesseden on Sat Apr 21, 2012 1:42 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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CG-LOVER
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Personally, I feel he's being awfully easy on these people calling them "pets". If I were in his position I'd be using some harsher terminology.
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Dagon123
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And not everything is streaming, not even close, which yes you did mention but there is no need to berate the person, it just detracts from your comment overall Plus streaming is only as good as the internet connection you have, many people seem to think that Streaming has slowed down downloading, and that's a farce at best, because If I download it, not only am I guaranteed the quality, but I can watch it whenever on almost whatever I want, no goofy player, That guy had the right idea, and I very much do the same |
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