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Comcast Targets Unlicensed Anime Torrenters

Posted by Zonk on from the hard-to-get-your-jpop-fix-without-it dept.

SailorSpork writes "According to a thread on the forums of AnimeSuki, a popular anime bittorent index site, Comcast has begun sending DCMA letters to customers downloading unlicensed fan-subtitled anime shows via bittorrent. By 'unlicensed', they mean that no english language company has the rights to it. The letters are claiming that the copyright holder or an authorized agent are making the infringement claims, though usually these requests are also sent to the site itself rather that individual downloaders. My question is have they really been in contact with Japanese anime companies, or is this another scare tactic by Comcast to try and reduce the bandwidth use of their heavier customers now that their previous tactics have come under legal fire?"

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  1. what is this anime thing ? by jacquesm · · Score: 1, Funny

    I never really got it what the draw of anime is, can someone please enlighten me ?

    http://rndpic.com/ a total waste of time :)

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    1. Re:what is this anime thing ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      BTW for all of you porno cartoons fans, I remember watching a hentai movie where the girl needed to have an orgasm to avoid transforming to a wolf in a full moon (yeah... for those of u not in the know... japanese are that crazy). Anyone knows what is the name of that film?? La Blue Girl 4.

      (Posting anonymously for obvious reasons).
  2. Dunno. by clayne · · Score: 1, Funny

    I never really got it what the draw of anime is, can someone please enlighten me ?

    Me neither - but I suspect the 20-dick wielding monster humanoid might have something to do with it.

  3. They're only complaining by crowbarsarefornerdyg · · Score: 4, Funny

    Because it cuts into their employee's bandwidth to download the same thing.

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  4. Re:Why? by dotgain · · Score: 2, Funny

    Your resistance only makes my penis harder!

  5. And now we know... by n+dot+l · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...that Comcast is apparently in charge of Gundam.

  6. Re:Why? by ultranova · · Score: 4, Funny

    And if said car happened to be packed with a quarter ton of high explosives, it definitely wasn't me.

    And I know nothing about the tentacled sex fiends from beyond doing to Comcast execs what they've been doing to their customers. This isn't a spell to call such things: "Mato nousevi maan alta, lonkero lonkalta, perseenreikä niiden alla, kirkuna kuuluu kuutamolla."

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