In a sense of a lot of irony, FUNimation is suing 1,337 BitTorrent users for downloading, & distributing the 481 Episode of One Piece. I don't know what is more ironic, that they are suing 1337 people, or that it is a show about pirates.
This has also arisen a new wave of controversy over pirating anime. Being a person in the anime world, has left me disdained from pirating anime that is already licensed in the USA. But, as a person who wants to keep up to date on on the anime scene, I feel there is a need to download fan-dubbs of up-and-coming shows.
I think there is a line though. I won't buy an anime without watching at least a few episodes of it. These companies realize this and are trying to make more of their stuff available on their website so people can do just that.
How do you feel about the too download vs not to download situation
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