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Paploo
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I must of been thinking of that video on demand service. Yeah, getting OneManga to remove hosted scans was a big thing... they also got MangaFox to remove some VIZ titles, but then they put them back up recently. Fans seem to think this means nothing's being done, but the similar HTMLComics took over a year to take down (Colleen Doran's blog has a big writeup on it- a lot of it was done in secret, with people like her and Harlan Ellison working with their publishers and the FBI), and it's only been 6 months since this whole thing started. I imagine throughout the year we might see more action on that front. The stuff Zac said about anime companies having scared the poop out of fansubbers in the past and telling no one about it is similar to that- it's not that stuff hasn't been done, it's probably that a lot of it isn't done publicly. Re:Funi's site- it's accessible to Canada since we're part of their region for licenses [their rights cover Canada and US- their dubs are used in Australian and UK releases by companies in those regions [who buy the rights to those shows], but I imagine streaming in those territories invovles a seperate license- they did work with Madman on FMA Brotherhood streams though], though some of their videos on their portal are hosted via Hulu which is US only like VIZ's. But their YouTube account is accessible in Canada. |
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agila61
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Funimation always aims for all rights, since cross-media is a core business strategy, so if they are sublicensing, that would be all rights. But if Madman or MangaUK, Beez etc. are negotiating individual rights deals, that'd be up to them if they go for full rights or a more restricted deal. Of course, although Funimation's site is accessible to all of North America, embedding a Hulu stream where available has compelling finances, with revenue split terms on affiliate streaming reportedly as strong(*) as 70% to the rights owner, 20% to Hulu and 10% to the affiliate ~ which would be as much as(*) 80% of the revenue stream to Funimation, with no bandwidth to pay. (* That is not saying that a small media company like Funimation will necessarily get the strongest terms) |
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Ghidra999
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Great news about Dirty Pair selling very well for them. Great to see some of the naysaying n00b idiots get corrected like that.
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Spotlesseden
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Kara No Kyokai is probably the only anime series can get away with a $400+ boxset and still do very good. Type Moon has alot of hardcore fans with $$$. even if they try to sell it at $200, it will probably not increase the sale by 105%. the 5% to cover the cost of making more copies. as long as they don't make too many of copies and never lower the price. The value of this collectible item will probably increase. you can probably sell it later for higher price at ebay as long as you don't open it. Like some Japanese RPGs, you can sell them at ebay for $100+, example xenogears(new, never opened copy). If other companies try to do $400 box set with other anime, they will just fail. Maybe if they make Fate Zero movie series, they can probably do the same. not Fate Zero TV series. TV series normally have lower quality. |
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ikillchicken
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Tacking the words 'full stop' onto a statement is just a lazy and transparent way to try and hide the complete absence of any sort of reason or justification for the claim. It's basically a derivation of the principle: 'If my opinion is sufficiently loud and forceful I won't have to back it up'. |
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citizenplain
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With respect, the fact that it's illegal is justification enough. When someone willfully and knowingly copies and distributes copyrighted material without the consent of the content owners or their authorized licensees, they are in violation of the law. However, there's been more than enough said on both sides of the issue of piracy already, by far abler voices that my own. If you want a more nuanced defense of my position, look no farther than some of the other posters in this thread. I apologize for the brevity of my earlier statement, but I merely intend to voice my personal opinion on the matter. If you still find it lazy, that too is an opinion. |
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FLCLGainax
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Shawne's explanation on the whole world of licensing issues was very enlightening. Great listen! |
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dengart
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Another great show and great guest Zac. I really like the retail guests, I think we really lack information about how retail is doing. If you have him on again I'd be interested to know more about how funi and crunhyroll streaming shows affects how many sales a show gets. He touched on it a little, but didn't really give much information.
Btw, anyone know whether the rightstuf ROD is a better quality video then the R1 dvds. Is the picture just upscaled (so I should just stick with the dvds) or did they go back and rescan the originals? |
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luffypirate
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Upscaled. 4:3 aspect. Stick with your animorphic DVDs, especially if you are a dub fan.
Lossy audio + Blu-ray = BAD |
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gwdone
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Great interview!!! I like Shawnee and Robert for a places to purchase. It was very informative listening to Shawnee and his take on the industry.
Very cool, almost, just almost to the extent that I'll forgive Zac for the super negative Gantz live action review 
Great job guys!! |
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Asterisk-CGY
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Note here: Pirates are the industry's customers. They're just not paying. But attacking them does not attract them. Doing nothing is an option. Save those legal fees and negative press. Figure your market better innovate. Cause pirates are beating you on the new idea department.
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omoikane
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The irony is that the same podcast denounces a law (Bill 156). I guess we agree just because it's law doesn't mean it's good. Heck, the same podcast illustrates years and years of labor spent trying to circumvent crappy business methods employed by the Japanese in order to take advantage of their copyright schemes (ie., to make a buck), namely, in DLK's attempt to license old anime. It is out of no technical reason behind delays on the releases of these fan favorites; it is all because the way copyright law forces the industry to behave in a certain way, which now is suffering from being outdated. It's a big problem in a society rich with media and intellectual properties. But I guess some people have no problems with that. |
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