Japan to Crack Down on Anime and Manga Piracy
http://torrentfreak.com/japan-to-crack-down-on-anime-and-manga-piracy-140728/
>>111216863
Nobody cares.
Good luck with that nippon.
They can't do shit, we're on another continent and the amount of effort necessary to actually get the sites taken down would be massive. Definitely not worth the effort considering it doesn't harm the industry
>>111217106
Add to that how said pirate content creates an interest in the west for dakis, figs and shit.
>>111216863
If they did this, western fans would stop buying figures and merchandise.
>A bunch of stream sites that've been pre-selected will go down
Big whoop.
>>111216863
It was piracy that brought anime here in the first place, and it will be piracy that keeps it alive. Japan is fighting a losing battle, just like everyone else.
>>111216863
A crackdown after all of our manga and hentai repositories have already fallen. You're a little late Japan.
What about MangaTraders? Is the archive available finally?
>>111218066
Yes.
>>111218498
No it's not. Why are you lying anon?
You think they can catch IRC n XDCC users?
Oh no, we are going to lose our 240p streams!
>>111218066
I want to upload Gin no Saji, but the upload page had some sort of error. DL works just fine though. Did they change it?
>>111219168
They might target big sub groups like horriblesubs
>>111218636
Nice try. I'm not spoonfeeding you though.
>>111216863
>Japan to Crack Down on Anime and Manga Piracy
they've been claiming that for months dipshit
>>111219315
Check your FTP client, perhaps it's doing something wrong.
>>111219338
>horriblesubs
>sub group
>>111219338
horriblesubs is a bot that rips videos from Crunchyroll. As long as Crunchyroll exists, so will HS.
Is Lucky Star ever going to be uploaded to the new mangatraders or should I just look elsewhere?
>>111220005
Put it in requests, someone might have it.
>>111219972
>>111219814
So basically they'll be around forever?
I already download 99% of my shit via xdcc, so I don't really care.
Will this effect us in any way?
>>111220238
Are you a faggot?
That should answer your question.
>>111220238
Yes. you will see threads about this for the next day or two. Everyone will then forget about it.
Then someone will make a thread about it one month late and everyone will call him a faggot.
This is the most likely outcome.
>>111220166
Which bots do you use?
>>111220435
#nibl and #intel mostly. I'll rarely use #kametsu.
I found out about #news today in an earlier thread so I guess I'll give that a shot.
>>111216863
>According to NHK, a new site will direct fans to legal copies of the 250 affected works at a flat price of a few hundred yen.
Counteraction rising
>>111220561
Thanks anon. I'm trying to find good bots rite now
>>111220587
Yeah we are ready for the punch line
>>111219636
>months
Years.
>>111220470
I'm pretty sure that most fansubbers are actually fans of anime
>>111220631
Whoops, those are channels anon.
I could really give a shit about which bot I use. I tend to use five or six at a time if I'm download a single show simply because I haven't figured out a way to do batch downloads yet.
>>111220470
>Check nyaa.se's top downloads
>hundreds of episodes have at least 100k downloads
To be fair that's a fuckload of potential money they're losing.
>>111220829
My bad anon, I meant channels
>>111220645
There's no use with all your gimmicks
Same shit as every year.
With the same result.
>>111220949
Only about 10 people out of that 100k would consider buying anything without downloading anything to see if they liked the show.
>>111220949
Sucks to be them.
>>111220978
SO CHECK THIS OUT!
This is what's going to happen
>>111220949
Not really, since most of downloaders wouldn't watch it if they couldn't have it for free.
>>111220949
>Potential money
The potential money from that is zero. Downloading something doesn't mean you're a potential customer. Businesses can't seem to understand though.
Tons of Japanese download anime illegally.
Why are they such hypocrites?
Do they not realize it'll only hurt them in the long run to actually shut these sites down?
>>111220949
No one would buy it. I wouldn't spend the money required to buy a lot of anime that aren't airing. It's ridiculous.
>>111220112
Lurk the fuck more.
>>111221095
Did you read the article? Japanese get 10 years in prison for uploading and 2 years in prison for downloading.
>>111221156
That doesn't stop many.
>>111220949
>potential money they're losing.
Not quite, any "fan" that wanted to "support" the industry already has a CR account or already use legal western mediums, serious supporters already buys the BDs, figs, etc. Directly from Japan. So most of the paying market has already been capitalized.
And publisher are also forgetting that fansubs subs server as free marketing that usually cost a lot of money for the company.
Speaking of supporting the industry, does buying manga published in the US help in any significant way?
I've probably spent over $500 in the past four months buying manga which is probably the only way I'll ever really be able to support the industry.
>>111221356
You wasted your money.
>>111220694
>Years
Decades.
>>111221356
>significant way?
Nope, Only a fraction of the revenue of the sales goes to the mangaka, another fraction goes to the right holder. However it does help if you want more localized crap.
You might also want to consider importing the manga from japan, it can be quite cheap actually.
>>111221452
At least it looks nice.
I prefer physical copies anyways.
>>111221356
It helps support the US publication of more manga. If you like the idea of the general public being able to walk into a bookstore and buy a volume of Knights of Sidonia, then keep at it.
http://youtu.be/ooXlPIRgLIg
>focus on china
>580 sites
>deleted sites will redirect to an official pay channel
We're more than safe.
>>111220470
Well then don't try to charge me 60 fucking dollars for a 4 episode BD.
This is why you archive things.
>>111221599
And I'd be willing to bet anything that each and every one of those sites will be replaced by the next day.
>>111221048
Helio?
>>111221635
only like 7 of those are any good
>>111221615
>4 episode
>BD
That's actually a pretty good deal, considering that most DVD/BDs only have two episodes on them.
>>111221627
I would a pirate loli
>>111221690
Is it me you're looking for?
>>111221709
>having taste this bad
I sure hope this council comes up with a viable buiness model to monetize anime in foreign markets and doesn't just resolve to futily attack various piracy methods
![[HorribleSubs] Seitokai Yakuindomo S2 - 12 [720p].mkv_snapshot_03.33_[2014.03.25_18.17.58].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/lBzxt8u.jpg "[HorribleSubs] Seitokai Yakuindomo S2 - 12 [720p].mkv_snapshot_03.33_[2014.03.25_18.17.58].jpg")
>>111221599
Pfffft, the most watched subs here are CR rips anyway. Nothing to worry about
>>111221635
Why even give them icons if you can't see them?
It's not like anyone would buy that shit overpriced anime. Maybe if Japan made some good anime they wouldn't need to do this.
>>111221731
>>111221871
2 l8 m8
I could see bakabt caving since they're already too pussy to host licensed anime.
I wouldn't even mind buying anime if it was cheaper and available via digital distribution. As it is, piracy is the vastly superior choice for those of us who aren't millionaires and/or don't have vacant shelves lining the walls.
I buy Nip music in a heartbeat, but not anime. Why? DRM and pricing. Sure, Japanese CDs are stupidly priced, but a good album will last you for the rest of your life. How often do you rewatch something even if it's your favourite series?
Also fuck DRM.
>>111221812
We need the equivalent of Gane Newell for anime. You can say all the shit you want about steam and Gabe but they made playing PC game so damn convenient and cheap.
>>111222014
DVDs and BDs don't have DRM either.
>>111221940
DELETE THIS!
>>111222014
People who don't want BDs already buys figs and the like.
>>111222053
Why don't we convince Lord Gaben to start selling anime on Steam. They already sell a couple movies, so I don't think it'd be that much harder.
>>111222077
hello?
>>111222119
>They already sell a couple movies
/v/ please.
>>111222074
>DVDs and BDs don't have DRM either.
That's bullshit. I can believe DVDs not having DRM, but BDs?
>>111222113
Well sure, but that's something else.
>>111222119
>he approves
>needs avatar
>steam's sister
steemu-san and kemuri-kun
>>111222178
Do you even know what DRM means?
>>111222053
would a steam + anime producer partnership be viable I wonder
you buy a show just like a game and then get access to downloading or streaming of every episode which goes into your anime library
no DRM shit, you just have a bunch of folders in your steam directory where the .mkvs or whatever format. Steam comes with a video player that doesnt lick balls, just ripping off MPC with a good codec pack would be fine, though you can use any player you want. It wouldn't prevent piracy, but it would be a quick and easy way to pay for anime if you wanted to.
>>111222227
Digital Rights Management
Basically restrictions on how you can playback and share the media.
>>111221615
Don't forget the $80 in shipping and handling!
>>111222322
Yes, and when you buy a physical media copy, like say a DVD or a BD, then you can do whatever you want with it. Meaning that it does not have DRM on it.
>>111222382
do you just not pay attention to those FBI WARNING screens before every american movie youve ever seen that says DONT COPY THIS SHIT
>>111222306
No, because the industry cannot into proper quality typesetting and translations. There's a reason why we shit on CR and HS all the time. However, if they somehow managed a partnership with the big fansub sites (Daiz-sama please), I think this would be a good system. Hell, I'd pay for the AOTS, everything else would be pirated of course.
>>111216863
What, again? This time for sure?
>>111222382
That's not actually true. You can't just pop in a BD and play it back without buying some shitty software.
I'm not really familiar with the ripping process, but I have tried making a few DVD ISOs with a simple dd command only to have it fail because of the DRM on the disc. I know there are ways around it (duh), but that doesn't mean it's suddenly a DRM-free disc.
>>111220949
Do you seriously think I'd paid for some of the shit I watch every season?
>>111222306
I see a major problem with the lack of privacy on platforms like Steam. If it were just a sales platform it would be okay but I dislike how they force the community features upon their users. Not to mention that they're probably as intrusive as facebook when it comes to gathering data on their users.
I hope US and Japan get their shit together in releasing anime titles. I am sick and tired of all this shit talk of support the industry crap.
And on off topic, they need get better with dubbing and create new talent. Eliminate all the bullshit with nepotism and union shit that moslty hurting future talents including money issues
>>111222699
if you read steams license agreement they don't record all that much, none of it is personally identifiable and a lot of it is optional
as for community features, you're welcome to set your profile to completely private, so that no one can view what you've bought or whatever.
I only suggest steam because it seems as though every anime dork has a steam profile, so simply adding onto something that everyone already has is much easier than getting customers to install new software
>As a result, this week the Japanese government will act in order to preserve what it sees as one of its greatest cultural exports.
But only a fraction of it is exported
>to legal copies of the 250 affected works at a flat price of a few hundred yen.
It's fucking nothing.
>>111222430
and you think anyone gives a fuck about it?
>>111222306
>would a steam + anime producer partnership be viable I wonder
That depends. if both all parties involved assume they can make enough of a profit they might do it. However they still need to consider the share of the market CR already has and if enough userbases, CR and steam, overlaps and if they would be willing to spent more and their anime.
>no DRM shit
Not going to happen, steam in itselft is DRM incarnated.
>>111222450
>because the industry cannot into proper quality typesetting and translations.
Irrelevant, people are still willing to pay. CR proves this.
>There's a reason why we shit on CR and HS all the time.
This is even more irrelevant for business wise.
>Daiz-sama please
Now you are being a complete retard, because what we need is another fucking idiot deciding what he thinks is good for us instead of what the consumer actually want.
>>111222382
>physical media copy ...does not have DRM on it
Yeah, nah, you're a moron. There's not a single CD, DVD or BD that doesn't have DRM on it. They're literally built into the standard at this point.
Where your confusion kicks in is that it's laughably easy to bypass/break the DRM they use, making them "effectively" DRM free, if not in actuality.
There's an important difference there.
Bypassing DRM is technically illegal in most 1st world countries now, although nobody really gives a fuck because it is absolutely impossible for the powers that be to enforce said asinine, outdated, industry-purchased laws.
tl;dr you're wrong, but it doesn't really matter
>>111221635
>Naming and listing by year
>>111219423
The ftp is not MT archive, idiot.
Does anyone not realize how likely it is Batoto will go down? They take down shit all the time who's to say it won't be killed completely by the time this is over?
Or do you guys not mind using DDS and FMD on shitty sites like fox, kiss, panda, etc?
>>111222933
Forgive me, I forgot the majority of people aren't OCDfags like me.
>>111221923
>>111222961
>There's not a single CD, DVD or BD that doesn't have DRM on it.
Incorrect, the redbook audio standard for CDs is DRM-free. The vast majority of audio CDs (like 99.9%) are on that standard. There was a very brief period were Sony released a few hundred CDs with DRM in it, but it turned out that the software used to rip them literally installed a rootkit on your computer. That scandal blew up in their face and nobody has ever tried something like that again.
>>111220005
Why would you read shit?
>>111222014
I rewatch my favorite series about once a year.
>>111223072
>Does anyone not realize how likely it is Batoto will go down?
I hate these fuckers. I'm going to drink their delicious tears if they really go down.
>>111222876
>none of it is personally identifiable and a lot of it is optional
It becomes relevant where it's combined with other data. Valve is an American company after all, so government agencies can demand them to hand out the data they have on their customers. Accumulation of data is always a security risk.
>as for community features, you're welcome to set your profile to completely private, so that no one can view what you've bought or whatever.
I can still view what games people have been playing, even if their profiles are private.
Also, Valve is being quite mischievous when it comes to baiting people into giving them information, e.g. by handing out bonuses and things like that. These aren't really good business practices.
>>111221025
>>111221042
>>111221067
>>111221079
>>111221106
>>111221245
>>111222667
b-but people on /v/ always said they will buy the game after they pirate and try it if its good
su-surely the people who buy anime would do the same right?
>>111223232
>e.g. by handing out bonuses and things like that.
A fucking badge.
Wow
The only people who care about that shit are gigantic faggots that need to feel like their alive by stroking their e-penis on superfluous bullshit like that.
>>111223130
For a while a large percentage of pop and rock CD releases had on-disc DRM. Sometimes it was encoded within the track itself, other times it was full-retard shit like Sony's rootkit.
Yes, things are better now, but then again who the hell buys music on CD anymore?
Still doesn't change the fact that 99% of mass-market DVDs and BDs have DRM on them.
>>111223178
So what? I can listen to my favourite albums at least once a day.
The point is that you get much more bang for your buck buying music as opposed to Film or TV shows.
>>111223288
>buying anime
>>111223305
The point is that they bait the gullible into handing them information. This is exactly the same shit that Facebook does.
>>111223288
>paying for cartoons
Hah, what am I? Retarded?
>>111223375
>killing anime
>>111223199
Because they take down shit when asked and censor their site in attempts to please the faggots who keep trying to make them a target?
Well I guess we're back to water mark sites.
>>111223288
Of course not you stupid piece of shit.
>>>/v/ is that way.
>>111223419
anime is worth killing
>>111223419
Let it die then, nobody gives a shit. Take your propaganda elsewhere.
This is /a/, not /v/.
>>111221486
>Only a fraction of the revenue of the sales goes to the mangaka, another fraction goes to the right holder
Almost in all cases the author holds the rights.
>>111223351
>For a while a large percentage of pop and rock CD releases had on-disc DRM.
No, it was never a large percentage. I think you mean a large percentage of mainstream stuff on major labels. And even then, that was a really short period.
>then again who the hell buys music on CD anymore?
I do. There's no other reasonable way for me to support bands halfway across the world. (No, I'm not going to buy a fucking T-shirt for every band I like. That's ridiculous.)
>>111223419
>caring
>>>/v/
Get the hint shithead, the more cancerigenously small the fanbsae the better.
How long until we get a reasonable replacement for mangatraders anyways?
>>111221452
>having a physical copy
>wasted money
It is if he's a faggot with shit taste.
You're wrong officer. I'm not stealing the meat, I'm pirating it.
>>111223533
Why would you steal meat?
>>111223533
Do people honestly give a fuck about this? Or are you just pretending to be retarded?
>>111223533
Jesus is a pirate. He copied bread and fish.
>>111221635
>1,6TB
You call that archiving?
They just don't want westerners watching their cartoons.
>>111223596
>>111223608
It's a /g/ meme.
>>111221860
Probably just set it like that so we could see more of them, anon.
>>111221946
>paying for something you can't even touch
>ever
>>111223433
The site is led by SJWs. They have completely arbitrary rules about what is acceptable and what not. They can choke on their bullshit.
>>111223641
And why would you bring shithole memes over here? /a/ has enough maymays so that we don't need other people's
>>111223383
It doesn't even ask for information though. Really it just wants you to foster a sense of community by joining in and partaking of it. Hell you get a fucking point by playing a game and another for changing your avatar. There's only 1 option for personal information and that's the facebook link which anyone would link to an alt-account if they even felt like it since it's optional.
>>111223688
Shut up you hothead.
how will this affect series that aren't legally licensed overseas? Like Pretty Cure or Sunred?
And those with REALLY horrible dubs (and even heavy edits) only with no subs
is it just gonna say NOOO FUCK YOU PIRACY IS ICKY POO POO YOU ONLY GET SHADOW REALM
or show I just ignore this?
>>111223494
Many of them use sites like Bandcamp and Amazon to sell their music directly. These sites often have lossless files available which are just as good as a physical disc.
>>111223688
Why are you assuming I'm the same guy?
>>111223401
Stupid goyim, are you forgetting all the merchandise you bought?
>>111223533
>posting an image without paying license fees to the rightful owner
I hope the FBI will put you in prison, where big dicked niggers will rape you all day.
>>111223688
Nobody cared who I was until I started posting other boards' epic maymays here.
>>111223747
I haven't bought shit, stupid kike.
>>111221946
I wouldn't buy anime because the subs always fucking suck.
Even crs shit is barely passable and that's literally all the do.
Why would I buy shit when I can not only get it for free, but I can also get a better product?
>>111223686
So you care more about who runs it and their personal interests than their achievements and merit towards the community. Are you a journalist?
>>111223641
I've been on /g/ for almost 12 years now and haven't heard of an meat meme before.
>>111223778
>implying you need to care who someone is to redirect them
>>>/tv/
>>111216863
Thanks Jacob.
>>111223822
>the anime community
Just go back to whatever shithole you came from retard, the anime community is concentrated eye cancer.
I'm guessing /v/
>>111223712
>It doesn't even ask for information though. Really it just wants you to foster a sense of community by joining in and partaking of it.
You really think Valve does this because they want to create a sense of community and they're not interested in your gaming and browsing habits for marketing reasons? You must be really naive then.
>>111223791
Well then, let me introduce you to these high-quality limited edition figurines of your waifu.
Great prices!
Buy them before someone else does!
You have a friend in Japan!
etc.
>>111223740
Bandcamp is the only digital download site worth using. I personally prefer having the physical copy, but buying from bandcamp is reasonable. Also, it is common for bands to offer the physical disk on their bandcamp page which I'll happily pay for.
Amazon downloads are garbage and I have no idea why you even thought to bring that up.
In my case though, I will end up just buying the CD anyway. For example, I took a shot in the dark at 3nd and bought some of their stuff off of the bandcamp page. I ended up loving it so much that I decided I wanted the albums on the physical copy.
And obviously, not every band has a bandcamp.
>>111223734
yeah wondering about this as well
>piracy sites AKA streaming
>mostly directed at china
>it's just them sending more C&D letters and they don't even know if those sites will comply
Sure is scare tactics in here.
>>111223901
Silly anon, you're part of the animu community since you watch animu.
>>111223596
Its more common than you think.
>>111223855
I can't just go fly halfway across the world to see a show from a band I like.
Also, not every band is on a major label. Many of them are independent so they would see a significant amount of cash going to them.
>>111223977
>imblying
I'm a shitposting mangafag.
>>111223822
>merit towards the community
The merit of getting censored?
>>111223734
You will buy our shitty knock-off translation done by a student studying Japanese in his second year and you will like it, you filthy disgusting goyim.
This is how most companies actually think, by the way.
>>111223533
Sure whatever. You didn't file-share it. So you would be a filthy thief.
But theft has nothing to do with file-sharing.
>>>111222412
Related or not, Crazy's Manga is shutting down. It's been here since 2007.
>>111223517 check foolz. We have one. So maybe some other anon can take over hosting Crazy's Manga also?
>>111223832
You haven't seen all the piracy threads on /g/ that start with some greentext that says something along the lines of "it's okay for me to steal this meat, I wasn't going to pay for it anyway" with that picture?
>>111223989
Perhaps they're wondering why you would pay for an anime before watching it?
>>111224107
No.
Why would there be piracy threads on a guro board in the first place?
>>111224016
I never understood your kind. Or anime-only fags. Or /jp/. Or VN-only fags (see: /vn/ on /vg/)
>>111216863
So where's this list of sites they plan to fuck with?
>>111224179
You're a clever man.
>>111224179
>on a guro board
I have bad news for you. It's now a tech support board.
When the fuck is Japan going to stop being completely fucktarded about a seriously untapped market and:
Supply services owned by Japanese companies
Offers (good) translations at a reasonable price
While digital only, is DRM free
I would be happy to pay for more chinese cartoons and comics but I don't want to pay an American middle man for it, just fuck that noise.
Japans can be so technophobic and inept at times it's absolutely baffling.
>>111223734
The unions like the SGU are the ones to fault for shitty dubs and possible barring new talent that are interested in anime
>>111224061
those morons DO know that the reasons people pirate anime are
1. The official dub is horrible quality
2. The videos are of horrible quality (like that offical sub of Futari Wa Precure floating around everywhere like on Funi and Crunchyroll, it looks fucking awful
2. It's too expensive
3. There's numerious amounts of heavy editng to dumb it down because "think of the childeren a bloo bloo bloo"
4. Legal copies are either out of print or rare to find
>>111223903
There are far better methods of doing that than some badge of which ties together shit you do in a normal session. That data would be completely inconclusive as it's the normal routine of a user.
Attention to the forums is what they'd want which is how they knew Greenlight was a failure a few months into its lifetime.
>>111224097
Im aware of madokami, I just dont think its a good long term solution considering how content is uploaded. Also the secret club mentality only works for shit like sadpanda where there are still surface alternatives to reading and downloading. Manga is important to everyone, unless someone steps up and makes something retards can effectively grasp shits going to turn into sour milk Im calling it now.
>>111224097
>We have one.
Not even close.
>>111224202
>see: /vn/ on /vg/
What do you expect of the people who refused to discuss VNs on the VN board?
>>111224245
Aren't their goverments run by incredibly Backwards thinking Old geezers that obstruct progress in favor of "muh traditions" or something?
>>111224245
Urasawa for instance insists that he never wants a digital release for any of his series.
Whoah, brave soldiers are risking their lives to bring me my anime and manga? 10 years is a long time.
>>111223288
>buying ANIME
>ever
I can understand manga, but fucking anime? HAHAHA.
>>111220359
>>111224119
At least BD buyers support the industry. Who are you?
>>111224238
For you.
>>111224245
>>111224389
Artists have this mindset too. They actually think copyright protects them. Just look at doujins that are parodies of popular commercial works. Even though they violate copyright, they will have a warning that copying the doujin is against the law.
>>111224245
>at a reasonable price
Never. Because prices aren't "reasonable" even in Japan.
The prices stems from a business model no longer relevant in most industries, and even though attempts have been made to lower the prices, that only resulted in a loss of revenue for everyone involved.
>>111224470
It doesn't matter who we are. What matters is our entertainment.
>>111223533
>>111224389
As much as I do prefer physical material making that your only policy just won't work.
These industries would see some major bolstering if they just fucking embraced the digital age.
>>111224527
>Never. Because prices aren't "reasonable" even in Japan.
I know, I've imported music and video games before, it's not cheap.
Piracy is always going to be a problem but I don't think enough is being done to develop hassle-free, user friendly distribution methods where everyone can benefit.
It's all these fucking men in suits, isn't it?
>>111224422
>buying manga
Everyone laugh at this peasant.
>>111224302
1. They are aware it's bad. They don't care. In their opinion you don't have a choice (or at least, shouldn't) so you will buy the title and deal with the shitty dub.
2. Again, they don't care. You will buy their product and like it, or you won't buy it and you won't have it. They're certainly not gonna let you have it for free.
3. Actually this is one that's kinda silly, anime prices in Japan are way higher than they are in the US. Dunno about other countries.
4. Gotta be able to reach as much of the market as possible! How else could we poor poor business execs buy another yacht?
5. But what if we plan to do a reprint? That could be a lost sale! Nope, you will either not have it or pay through the nose to someone who owns a "legal" copy (even though those are usually well-made counterfeits.)
The only thing I care about are manga, and I buy those when I got the money.
Never saw an anime where I was thinking that I had to have it. For all I care japan can shoot themselves in the foot with their dumb copyright bullshit for anime.
>>111224568
Nobody cared about giving money to the industry before they sent out the copyright takedowns.
>>111222166
No, like actual movies. That shitty INdie Game movie with phil fish is sold on steam
>>111224639
>not owning your favorite manga
Please kill yourself
>>111224639
Scum.
>this happened a year ago
>not a single fuck was given
>>111224639
Anon, you are the peasant here.
>>111224324
It's not just about the badge. They can harvest all kinds of data from their users. The badge merely motivates the user to do things, but the badge isn't the only device. People are baited with free games during sales if they fill their wishlists. They have cloudspace automatically activated and don't allow users to manually clear it. They collect data on browsing habits, various statistics on the gaming habits of people and so on.
This is all a rather unhealthy development and I certainly hope the EU will tame Valve in that regard, just like they did with google recently.
>don't export 99% of their shit
>they get mad when a bunch of white guys translate it and give it out for free on the internet
they literally lose next to nothing since the market practically doesn't exist outside of
Japan
stupid fucking chinks
>>111224694
If I stopped paying, would anime die?
One thing I never really got. Is how I could be in Japan and actually record all my anime. And that is perfectly legal.
But as soon as I do it through a computer, it's a crime worth millions in fines.
>>111224639
>buying movies
>buying cartoons
>buying shoes
>buying watches
>buying a golf club
>buying a whore
>buying video games
>buying anything
>>111224830
Japan cant into computers.
>>111224795
They are mostly mad at the chinks though, not white guys.
>>111223901
>>111224016
Well of course you're shitposting when you add anime community to your quote when I only said community.
And to begin with Batoto was part of the manga community, not anime. Nothing you said made any sense it's just a bunch of sperging.
>>111224470
They support the local distribution industry but they barely matter to Japan.
Also, nobody gives a shit.
If you want to be commended for your efforts you should go to some shitty forum. On /a/ we don't care.
>>111224830
Time Shifting was made officially legal in the US; don't know about Japan.
>>111224795
Pretty much this.
Fansubbing began because fans had no way of purchasing copies within the U.S.
Now I suppose it's much easier to import, but fuck mang.
>>111224948
I'm pretty sure that anon was talking about people who import BDs not dumbass who buy Funi crap.
>>111220949
The only reason is because there's no distributors who want to distribute their BD/DVDs to their country.
And sadly, even if we(in my country) can find some BDs/DVDs on amazon (or ebay?) it's ridiculously expensive that you'd be give the fuck up and just download it from torrent.
If only Japan wants to promote their Anime to the distributors, things like picture related won't really matter for Japan.
>>111224818
It would be extremely unethical.
>>111224838
>buying food
>buying internet
>buying electricity
kek
>>111224818
It would be extremely painful
>>111224997
>being alive
kek²
>>111224989
the picture related>>111220470
>>111224995
>>111225004
You're a big industry.
>>111224838
Consumption is an empty way to find happiness. Material possessions inevitably lead to sorrow.
>>111225047
IV U
>>111225047
For Japan.
>>111224979
Which is way too expensive. He's better off buying some other merchandise than a bunch of plastic containing something which he already has on his HDD.
>>111224997
>>111225031
man my sides just fell apart
>>111224969
>Now I suppose it's much easier to import, but fuck mang.
I honestly wonder if the Japanese have any idea how much westerners are paying to purchase media.
The only thing reasonably priced in Japan is generally printed shit, it's ridiculous.
>>111225077
go away buddha
>>111224989
Make a cheaper way of ordering of ordering from Japan, and promote autism bux for NEETs in all western countries, they might get a lot of business that way.
>>111225087
Well sure, but people who import BDs are supporting the industry which was the point.
>>111224389
Who gives a shit about an oldfag who wouldn't survive 1 year if he submitted a series anonymously and changed his drawing style?
>>111221615
nigga, I would pay the first half series for $50/60 bucks.
>>111224791
See, now you move on to the heart of the matter.
They've already gone on record saying that sales are their little experiments on consumerism and consumer habits. I don't agree with it and tend to curb my spending.
Cloudspace can be deleted but it's a pain in the ass. You can find a tutorial on Google.
Every site and browser you use collects data on you and while I have an issue with it I know there's nothing I can do.
Also
>EU
>Do Anything
>>111225164
I was only making the point that lots of people would probably pay for digital releases of his. So the people who would give a shit are all those picking up manga as well. I have no opinion of Urasawa himself.
>>111224958
No one ever said the states was actually about freedom and ownership though. Oh except for guns.
>>111221627
I would if it were possible. Sadly, matter cannot be transmitted through the internet yet.
Since this is pirating we're talking about, it would be a clone loli, right? So no crime has been committed (at least not that anyone would know about)
>>111225099
I'm fairly cynical that Japan realizes the potential of foreign markets that aren't China or Korea. A head executive at Squaresoft was legitimately surprised that Bravely Default was a hit in the U.S. because they thought traditional JRPG's were too unpopular. They get way to caught up in the "East/West" divide.
I've only visited for like a week and was blown away by how expensive everything was. Is printed material like manga or novels cheaper in comparison to everything else?
>>111225347
Japan is cheap as fuck compared to here. Everywhere other than the USA is going to seem really expensive to you. You guys are lucky.
>>111225293
>They've already gone on record saying that sales are their little experiments on consumerism and consumer habits.
The point remains that they're making money (maximising profit) using their customer's data. This is what Facebook does and it should not be tolerated.
>Cloudspace can be deleted but it's a pain in the ass. You can find a tutorial on Google.
I shouldn't have to look it up on google. They should ask me whether I wanted to use it, telling me exactly what they're going to do with the data stored and whether I agree with it and they should allow me to look into the data stored at any point and delete it at any given point. It's my data after all.
>Every site and browser you use collects data on you and while I have an issue with it I know there's nothing I can do.
You can minimise it by using browser plugins and collecting of data has been getting flak lately. Valve on the other hand is always portrayed as the customer's friend, which they aren't.
Also
>EU
>Do Anything
You can now contact google to have websites infringing upon your privacy removed from their index. Companies storing data left and right and fucking with their customer's privacy is something that isn't going to fly for that much longer - at least when it comes to European customers.
>>111225474
Yeah, that's one good thing about America. Everybody else pays so much for everything. It's ridiculous.
>>111225568
>muh equality of opportunity
>>111225347
I think it is.
Kids and adults having entire library's of manga
and merchandise.
Here you would have to break the bank just to get to get your favorites.
Some people here payed hundreds for a single figure, for something in japan you would get for maybe 15 bucks
>>111225347
About 600-700 yen for any manga or light novel, keeping in mind that the format for manga in Japan is usually larger than localized manga and always comes with slipcovers too.
Meanwhile albums are anywhere between 3000-3800 yen, games about 7000-8000 yen and a single volume of anime about 4800-7000 yen.
I don't fucking know, man.
>>111225704
>Meanwhile albums are anywhere between 3000-3800 yen
Nah, it's a little more variable than that. More like 2000-4000 yen. If it's a bigger label, it'll cost much more than if it is an independent release.
>>111225704
>games about 7000-8000 yen
fuck man
>>111224334
>Not even close.
Work in progress. The actual promised site by the people who ripped MT at the time is still forthcoming.
nyaa will never down because you can't win against Daiz
