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Otakon 2008 Fansubs and Industry Panel

The first point is valid, or would be except that the entire argument is that the process needs to be streamlined, ie: eliminating those bottlenecks. If the industry claims that there can be no streamlining, then they will fail and the fan-subs will succeed; it's that simple. The anime industry will not go away in Japan, any more than sit-coms ever did in America; because when the inflexible companies fall, more industry capable groups come along and produce the same same, or better, quality for a reasonable price. The single most factious argument I've heard on this thread is that "company x claims that it works, so who are we to argue?" This discussion exists because whatever they are doing ISN'T working, companies aren't making enough money (Genon, ADV). The fact is, any company is quite capable of repeating the same failing process over and over, claiming the result will be different each time, until it is on--or past--the brink of failure. A company that is too hidebound to change when change is necessary, will fail, and it will not be the first time.

Then how do you explain FUNi's success when they are basically doing the samething as Geneon and ADV have done, albeit with different titles?