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American Anime Localization Company Tries Torrents

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hypercustom dept.

zalas writes "AnimeOnDVD reports that David Williams of ADV Films is testing out using BitTorrent as a distribution method. Currently, he has a promotional video of Madlax, one of their titles, up for download via a torrent and has "much larger plans in mind." He is looking for feedback regarding this and can be left on the AnimeOnDVD Forums. ADV Films licenses Japanese animation from Japanese studios for distribution in North America and the UK."

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  1. Good way to get Linux too by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Linux/BSD torrents LinuxISOtorrent.com

  2. I'm Not Sure Why by Osmosis_Garett · · Score: 3, Funny

    But Capitalizing Every Word In That Headline Really Seemed To Stand Out More Than Usual.

  3. Lucas Films already did it... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Try something original! Doesn't anyone remember the perfectly legal copy of Star Wars Episode III that Lucas Films released a couple of days before it hit the theaters. Genius!

  4. Re:Slight typographical error. by qengho · · Score: 2, Funny


    only elitist "otaco"s would say otherwise.

    Sounds like something you'd get at a Mexican restaurant in Ireland. Perhaps you meant otaku?

  5. I don't understand, by krelian · · Score: 4, Funny

    Torrents are already used massively to distribute anime.

  6. Otaco? by MsGeek · · Score: 3, Funny

    Do you mean Commander Otaco? Or his Irish counterpart, Commander O'Taco? Or the honorable octopus O-Tako? I'm confused here...

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  7. Copyright Theft by bayers · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hmmm. I'm going out of business because people are downloading stuff off the Internet without paying.

    What can I do? Let's see... Teach more people how to download copyrighted stuff off the Internet! That's it!

    It could work.