Guide to downloading anime (Read before judging)

[billy_wires]

With all the new people asking how to download anime, I wanted to waste some time and write a guide on how to do it. Here we go:

This guide is the best way to download anime legally.
The first thing anyone who wants to download anime must do is get one of two things: either hosting with tons of filespace or two computers with shared folders. The more state of the art, the better. One computer must have a DVD drive. The next step is to read AD & Ermac's guides to compression and dvd ripping. Now, take your DVD's and follow the instructions on ripping in the guides. Once you rip the footage, compress it in a useable codec and filter it just right. From here you have two options:

If you have hosting, upload the anime on an FTP with a password. Do not release the password. Log onto the FTP and download the episodes, or

If you have two computers, transfer the files from one computer to the next. It's like downloading, only faster!

There, that's it, you're done. You've downloaded anime, and you've done it legally. Now stop asking where you can do it!

[size=0]Yeah, I know it's dry and unfunny, I was just bored.[/size]

[AbsoluteDestiny]

So, in what way is this "legal" where downloading dvd rips from the net is "illegal"?

This is just as illegal as downloading raws or digisubs.

[Arigatomina]

So, in what way is this "legal" where downloading dvd rips from the net is "illegal"?

This is just as illegal as downloading raws or digisubs.

Because you're downloading from yourself - in essence, it's just making backup copies of your footage (copies of your dvds) that you can download again for your own private use (since you don't give out the password). Technically, that is allowed (ignoring the incription on the dvds) since you are allowed to make copies (backups) of your own dvds for your own private use - whether you're uploading them somewhere you can download from, or burning them to cd to be uploaded on your comp.

[AbsoluteDestiny]

If you host the ftp site yourself, otherwise it's still illegal.

(not to mention a totally pointless exercise)

[trythil]

So, in what way is this "legal" where downloading dvd rips from the net is "illegal"?

This is just as illegal as downloading raws or digisubs.

Because you're downloading from yourself - in essence, it's just making backup copies of your footage (copies of your dvds) that you can download again for your own private use (since you don't give out the password). Technically, that is allowed (ignoring the incription on the dvds) since you are allowed to make copies (backups) of your own dvds for your own private use - whether you're uploading them somewhere you can download from, or burning them to cd to be uploaded on your comp.

Sorry, you can't ignore "breaking the encryption", even though you are making private copies.

By breaking CSS you are using libraries that have no other purpose than to circumvent CSS. Distribution of these libraries is prohibited under 17 USC 1201; see here.

17 USC 1201 does make provisions for circumvention of copy-protection mechanisms for people who would be "adversely affected" by such mechanisms, but I doubt that you could justify yourself as "adversely affected" in this case.

[Arigatomina]

Sorry, you can't ignore "breaking the encryption", even though you are making private copies.

It's still more 'legal' than downloading copies that someone else broke the encryption to get. In other words, you break fewer laws this way.

The guide is just a redundant spoof - like the 'how to be an idiot' guide - only an idiot would upload his own footage *just* so he can be able to download that footage (someone who insists on downloading anime). AD asked how it was "legal" compared to downloading dvd rips from the net - in other words, how is this 'guide' better than downloading copies someone else put online and distributed. My answer - because this way you're not giving it out to anyone, you're just making your own backup copy. And yes, it's still as illegal as ripping a dvd is, but you break fewer laws if you download your own private anime clips than if you download someone else's public clips.

Again, though, let me emphasize the redundant 'mock' nature of this 'guide' - it's as unnecessary and 'duh' as making a guide on how to be stupid.

[AbsoluteDestiny]

(and yes I DID totally miss the point when I first read it... that's what I get for posting on the forums at 3am having not been able to sleep)

[ZeWrestler]

with a few tweeks, that could be added to the jerk guide.

[Brsrk]

it's redundant just to download what you've already uploaded. Why would you upload VOB files, for example, only to download them from the same location later. I can understand if you're at a friends house (and he doesn't mind killing bandwidth) and want to upload it to YOUR (location = AT HOME) server, then you can "download" (transfer via file copy) to another computer in the same location as the FTP.

Honestly, I think it's just much easier to either buy the DVDs/VHS tapes and rip/capture them, or borrow the said sources and rip/capture them onto your own computer, and no bandwidth is wasted.

[billy_wires]

So, in what way is this "legal" where downloading dvd rips from the net is "illegal"?

This is just as illegal as downloading raws or digisubs.

That would all depend on who you release the password to, methinks. If it is a password only you know, then it's not really public, is it. I was just really bored because my computer was having problems and I was on another (that I have fewer liberties on). There is the text at the bottom of my post as a disclaimer conveniently written in size 0 font, I never actually read this post and didn't realize you couldn't see it:

Yeah, I know it's dry and unfunny, I was just bored.