RadicalEd0 wrote:I was speaking metaphorically

I'm saying that it's still illegal to buy DVDs and distribute them in the form of AMVs just as downloading is, whether it's the video or the audio. And I don't think it's a copout I think people should be able to have this hobby through those means if they wish, just that they should respect the rules Phade has set and not associate them with this site.earthcurrent wrote:Hmmm...I wouldn't be as strongly against downloading anime for AMVs if people regularly only made footage available and removed the soundtrack--therefore not making available a whole "product". And second, only if they made available footage of shows that aren't available on DVD outside Japan. Saying, I'm poor, I can't afford to pay for DVDs and therefore must download is a copout. Being an AMV creator can be relatively cheap, or expensive depending on how you go about things. Yet, if you can't afford your hobby, then you should get a job to support it and stop bitching.
If I wanted to make a dent I would go after the most publicly visible indivuals: the traders. Shut them down, make a big hoohoo about it in the media, and hope that other traders get spooked and shut down or go underground where they aren't as visible and available for some Joe on the street to use.Freako wrote:Always up for a shameless plug, eh Freako? j/k
ya gotta!
seriously though if you were a anime company would you be more likely to go after the people trading the footage .... or the people ripping it?
uh huh.
Yeah, I agree with you, that's how the Berne Convention is laid out. And as a result I'd prefer to try and keep things as close to "legal" as we can in this communitee, especially the way the MPAA and others in the entertainment industry are thumping the wardrums in regards to violations of copyright laws. Also, with larger studios moving into the realm of anime distrubution, copyright issues are something we should be genuinely concerned about as these larger companies have the money and time to spend on go after people they feel are violating their copyrights.JustAnOrdinaryPanda wrote:I'm saying that it's still illegal to buy DVDs and distribute them in the form of AMVs just as downloading is, whether it's the video or the audio. And I don't think it's a copout I think people should be able to have this hobby through those means if they wish, just that they should respect the rules Phade has set and not associate them with this site.