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Fansubbers Under Fire

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-sorta-anyway dept.

CNet is running a story about new developments in the fansubbing world. The article provides some background, and then discusses Media Factory's recent letters to fansubbers demanding removal of their shows. Historically the studios have turned a blind eye towards the work of the fansubbers, and the assumption has always been they they secretly approve since the fans work is amazing market research. I've bought countless DVDs based entirely on the work of fansubbers, so I hope that this isn't the beginning of the end.

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  1. No Story by the_mad_poster · · Score: 0, Troll

    "We decided we should still promote the series," said Nolan, whose group is continuing its translations. "If we receive a letter ourselves, then we'll stop."

    See, this is the kind of attitude that's so pervasive in the psuedo-piracy community (not TECHNICALLY pirates because they're not making money, but they're effectively engaging in "non profit piracy"). "Oh, even though it's not our content and we have no right legally or morally to take somebody else's work and give it away for free, we're just PROMOTING it".

    Newsflash: you're not PROMOTING it, you're helping other people STEAL it.

    If you want Japanese cartoons before they're released in English, learn Japanese. It's fun and easy if you're not an idiot, and you can do it while you're at work if you have headphones and a cd-rom drive.

    I hope Media Factory nails these guys to the wall. I'm tired of them creating barriers to legitimate online distribution by distributing stolen copies of other people's content. Maybe if folks would stop STEALING things online, movie and music distributors would be a little less wary of wading into the digital pool to test the waters. After all, who's going to buy a new release online for $5 when they can get it a week early for free?

    The facts here are simple. You can't just take other peoples things and do whatever you want with them. It's not legal, it's not right.

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  2. Re:Ahh! by gowen · · Score: 0, Troll
    Hard to argue that you're costing a company sales when they arent providing that product.
    How's this :
    Once the product is released and groups cease redistribution, there is a disincentive among those who have previously downloaded it, to but the official release.
    Gosh. It turns out that that's not hard to argue at all.
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  3. Re:cartoon, schmartoon by hawk · · Score: 0, Troll

    >Rap is music

    You had me until right here. :)

    hawk

  4. Re:Ahh! by Minna+Kirai · · Score: 0, Troll

    That's why NO film company has ever released a DVD of a film that's already been out on VHS.

    Congratulations, you've almost reached the intellectual achievement of George W. Bush. Maybe you too can become President someday!

    Your logic makes as much sense as claiming that a bullet can't kill someone, because some soldiers have been known to shoot an enemy even though he already shot him just seconds ago.