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Also, it's very clear that the powers-that-be are focusing on LIMITED MARKETS AT A TIME.

There is no evidence that they outright don't care though. Policing piracy is very difficult if not outright impossible, especially for a show like that.

Even if the motion picture industry did look down upon used DVDs/Blu-rays (which they probably do), it doesn't mean they don't care about piracy.

They care more about providing incentives for expensive subscription packages (that have to be added to already expensive cable plans) than they do about making any particular show more accessible, but they certainly discourage piracy.

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There is no evidence that they outright don't care though. Policing piracy is very difficult if not outright impossible, especially for a show like that.

According to The Age, Petrarca said that illegal downloads did not matter because such shows thrived on "cultural buzz" and capitalise on the social commentary they generated. More buzz equals an increase in show's popularity, and "that's how they survive."

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They care more about providing incentives for expensive subscription packages (that have to be added to already expensive cable plans) than they do about making any particular show more accessible, but they certainly discourage piracy.

A warning letter isn't really discouraging piracy. They should be shutting down whatever torrent you got it from, but as I pointed out above, they think it's good publicity.

PurpleWarrior13 has explained the lack of a new Sailor Moon license in the US very well. I would like to see some sources for the international stuff (because I'm unfamiliar with the French and Italian anime markets), but I found all those tidbits really interesting.

Which means they're actively encouraging it to continued to be pirated everywhere, instead of selling it off all at once, so that they get their money.

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Quote: There is no evidence that they outright don't care though. Policing piracy is very difficult if not outright impossible, especially for a show like that. According to The Age, Petrarca said that illegal downloads did not matter because such shows thrived on "cultural buzz" and capitalise on the social commentary they generated. More buzz equals an increase in show's popularity, and "that's how they survive."

Note that this stands as zero evidence regarding whether or not HBO cares ... those are the views of a director who has worked on HBO productions, not the views of HBO.

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Agent: Quote: They care more about providing incentives for expensive subscription packages (that have to be added to already expensive cable plans) than they do about making any particular show more accessible, but they certainly discourage piracy. A warning letter isn't really discouraging piracy. They should be shutting down whatever torrent you got it from, but as I pointed out above, they think it's good publicity.

The policy of three strikes and you lose your cable internet service would seem to be a more direct attack on piracy than your suggestion that they play a pointless game of torrent seed wackamole, where you are likely to see two pop up for each one you get shut down.