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Subject: Re: Fansubs


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Jake
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Date Posted: 09:52:18 06/11/03 Wed
In reply to: Pasha 's message, "Re: Fansubs" on 07:51:29 06/11/03 Wed

>
>>And I also think that there's one other factor keeping
>>fansubbing alive (applying to digisubs here).
>Hardcore
>>downloaders expect this stuff to be free. I honestly
>>think
>>that they have this weird Weltanschauung that says
>that
>>anything digital is inherently free. When you buy a
>>CD or
>>DVD in the store, what you're paying for is the
>>packaging.
>>What's on the disk itself can't be charged for --
>>because
>>hey, you download that off the net.
>
>Well, isn't that how a lot of other companies operate?
> They don't sell the product itself, but the
>"packaging" (well, sort of...). Look at Nike. Are
>their shoes any better then other shoe companies?
>Maybe, maybe not. But I would bet that most people
>buy Nikes for the "swoosh" rather then the quality of
>the shoes. Maybe that is the future for entertainment
>...

I don't understand this analogy. So the shoe is the intellectual property and the swoosh is the packaging? Or is it the other way around? Either way, you're paying for both, not just one of them. And how is this the future for entertainment? Companies won't have to license anime anymore because intellectual property is free? And then whoever puts the most famous brandname/logo on the cover gets all the sales?

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