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Yamano667 · 2004-03-28, 20:24

Oh well thank god that i am in a country where illegal stuff like this is legal
looks at his finish (finland) flag

ChibiDusk · 2004-03-28, 20:25

Man Im still shaking, if this is a joke...it's the best yet!!!!

Sethi · 2004-03-28, 20:25

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Originally Posted by Yamano667

Oh well thank god that i am in a country where illegal stuff like this is legal
looks at his finish (finland) flag

You and me both i don't think any america enforcing agency would come to Portugal just to hunt me down

viper · 2004-03-28, 20:27

I feel sick. If this is a joke, im boycotting their damn encodes

ChibiDusk · 2004-03-28, 20:27

Damn, why can't Canada dettach from the ocean and float far away from america!!

Megane · 2004-03-28, 20:29

I doubt it's over yet. It's not even April 1st. Be prepared to see a lot of series "licensed" all of a sudden...

ChibiDusk · 2004-03-28, 20:29

I feel sick

7thMethuselah · 2004-03-28, 20:30

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Originally Posted by Sethi

You and me both i don't think any america enforcing agency would come to Portugal just to hunt me down

depends, they might be on vacation

anyway if this is a joke it's the best ever, they even had me falling for it

But considering AJ is still up and running it must be a joke OR it's an ellusive plot by AJ to get rid of all other fansubbers so they can get the most leechers

PS No need to start formatting yr hard drives and hiding all those CD's yet

Egarwaen · 2004-03-28, 20:31

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Originally Posted by JAppi

Sounds like a lame hoax to me. Why was their website taken down when all their torrents were on scarywater? It's just a lame april fools day joke. They're trying to make it seem more authentic by starting a little early.

To quote s0nicfreak "unorigional early april fools"

chibidusk, consider yourself an april fool ^_^

I'd have to agree, until we see more information. Yes, the DOJ has done this before, but they always (IIRC) used a DNS redirect. And American anime distributors and Japanese producers have always been tolerant of fansubbing, as long as the fansubbers stop distributing stuff as soon as it gets licensed. Whether A-Keep and ANBU have been being good about this, I'm not sure.

Also, I believe that the Berne Convention has provisions for distributing translations of material where no local translation exists. I'm not sure if that applies here or not.

Finally, note that all their torrent trackers still seem to be up and responding to AnimeSuki's queries. If this really WERE a bust, one of the first things the DoJ would've done was shut those down to prevent any further distribution.

If this IS real, expect to see domestic anime sales go down the tubes. The boom was really being driven by easily-available digisubs, which let people preview series they'd never even have considered buying before. I've bought three complete series already that I'd never even have glanced at, just because I watched fansubs and liked them, and all the anime fans I know are like me. Cut off our access to fansubs and make it so the only place we can preview anime is what few crappy-ass dubs they decide to show on TV, and our money's going to go towards other stuff.

ChibiDusk · 2004-03-28, 20:31

shoopuff!!!
I'm gonna tear apart my floor and build a secret storage for my cds,
reformat my HD and buy a whole new one. Lol, j/k that WOULD be extreme.

microlith · 2004-03-28, 20:31

Hahaha...

If this is true it's damn funny. If it's false it's still funny!

You can't lose!

As for A-Keep, weren't they doing Gungrave even though it was quite obviously licensed? You'd have to see if they were hosting materials that had at least one of those companies listed in the credits.

This looks like a hoax though, the companies both here and in Japan do tend to be tolerant and will send out a Cease and Desist, or contact the groups directly (cf. AJ vs. Urban Vision) before pursuing them.

Oh well, if it's true or not we'll know soon enough.

Sylf · 2004-03-28, 20:32

....isn't acting like a federal organization a federal crime? If this is an April Fool's, then I gotta say this is going too far... I like the idea of scaring people out of shitless though

CompShrink · 2004-03-28, 20:33

I'm gonna slap whoever came up with this early april fools joke...

I sure hope it's a joke...

Honestly, I'm a bit scared...

Prince of Chronics · 2004-03-28, 20:33

it's a joke.... if you look at the page... all the images are transferring from anime-keep.org ....

Sethi · 2004-03-28, 20:34

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Originally Posted by microlith

Hahaha...

If this is true it's damn funny. If it's false it's still funny!

You can't lose!

Nice either way you are loving it

Well if it's not a joke expect Animesuki do lose a lot of people(All Running and Hidding).

ChibiDusk · 2004-03-28, 20:35

Eh...im getting less scared...but still!
I wanna sue whoever did this!

viper · 2004-03-28, 20:36

seems like a joke. like Prince of Chronics said, all the images are from their own hosts.

Yamano667 · 2004-03-28, 20:37

It must be a joke !!! they wouldnt do that to die fans
or would they ??

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Originally Posted by Prince of Chronics

it's a joke.... if you look at the page... all the images are transferring from anime-keep.org ....

7thMethuselah · 2004-03-28, 20:39

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Originally Posted by Yamano667

It must be a joke !!! they wouldnt do that to die fans
or would they ??

apparently they would

I knew I should've kept those BitTorrent windows open longer

ChibiDusk · 2004-03-28, 20:40

everyone go on a frantic search to see which sites are shut down!

2004-03-28, 20:33	Link #34
Prince of Chronics One Piece fan Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada	it's a joke.... if you look at the page... all the images are transferring from anime-keep.org .... __________________ MyAnimeList page

2004-03-28, 20:24	Link #21
Yamano667 Banned Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The moon :)	Oh well thank god that i am in a country where illegal stuff like this is legal looks at his finish (finland) flag

2004-03-28, 20:25	Link #22
ChibiDusk Back From The Dead? Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Canada Age: 34	Man Im still shaking, if this is a joke...it's the best yet!!!!

2004-03-28, 20:27	Link #24
viper Member Join Date: Nov 2003	I feel sick. If this is a joke, im boycotting their damn encodes

2004-03-28, 20:27	Link #25
ChibiDusk Back From The Dead? Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Canada Age: 34	Damn, why can't Canada dettach from the ocean and float far away from america!!

2004-03-28, 20:29	Link #26
Megane Sleepy Head Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: UK Age: 40	I doubt it's over yet. It's not even April 1st. Be prepared to see a lot of series "licensed" all of a sudden...

2004-03-28, 20:29	Link #27
ChibiDusk Back From The Dead? Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Canada Age: 34	I feel sick

2004-03-28, 20:31	Link #30
ChibiDusk Back From The Dead? Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Canada Age: 34	shoopuff!!! I'm gonna tear apart my floor and build a secret storage for my cds, reformat my HD and buy a whole new one. Lol, j/k that WOULD be extreme.

2004-03-28, 20:31	Link #31
microlith Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Folsom, CA Age: 41	Hahaha... If this is true it's damn funny. If it's false it's still funny! You can't lose! As for A-Keep, weren't they doing Gungrave even though it was quite obviously licensed? You'd have to see if they were hosting materials that had at least one of those companies listed in the credits. This looks like a hoax though, the companies both here and in Japan do tend to be tolerant and will send out a Cease and Desist, or contact the groups directly (cf. AJ vs. Urban Vision) before pursuing them. Oh well, if it's true or not we'll know soon enough.

2004-03-28, 20:32	Link #32
Sylf 翻訳家わなびぃ Fansubber Join Date: Nov 2003 Age: 50	....isn't acting like a federal organization a federal crime? If this is an April Fool's, then I gotta say this is going too far... I like the idea of scaring people out of shitless though

2004-03-28, 20:33	Link #33
CompShrink getting in comps' heads Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: #ToTan @ irc.chatsociety.net	I'm gonna slap whoever came up with this early april fools joke... I sure hope it's a joke... Honestly, I'm a bit scared...

2004-03-28, 20:35	Link #36
ChibiDusk Back From The Dead? Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Canada Age: 34	Eh...im getting less scared...but still! I wanna sue whoever did this!

2004-03-28, 20:36	Link #37
viper Member Join Date: Nov 2003	seems like a joke. like Prince of Chronics said, all the images are from their own hosts.

2004-03-28, 20:40	Link #40
ChibiDusk Back From The Dead? Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Canada Age: 34	everyone go on a frantic search to see which sites are shut down!