2012-10-06, 20:00 | Link #122 |
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That's because the Japan does not slap on copyright on everything and anything, which is partly why it is so hard to enforce copyright in the US. Basically, Japan can enforce things because the laws are very clean compared to the mess that are the US copyright laws.
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2012-10-07, 07:12 | Link #123 | |||||||
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(for instance hitshows like "Friends" or "Seinfeld", but here the companies that produced it, were the company that aired it and owned the advertisment slots) Quote:
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there is simply just too much put out by the companies producing anime to get a large revenue return It's generally "Flood the market and hope for a hit" of which they can make money Quote:
manufacturers need to make money of the low-end to sustain the high-end keeping the 'introduction' (in this case the series DVDs) at the high end will not make your market bigger (If I were a Japanese with my own dutch soberness and would like to 'rediscover' an anime which piqued my interest but unfortunatly missed, the prices of their DVDs would make me conlude that they can go screw themselves) Quote:
There will always be theft, but the more people can afford it, the less it will be stolen Quote:
and thought this was still in its infant state so I suspect you are correct and I'm behind the times Quote:
Conjecture, assumption, personal opinion stuff Hopefully this clears up a little of what I've been trying to state
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2012-10-07, 07:21 | Link #124 | |
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The Anime DVD market only works because it's not trying t compete with Piracy, because it's not even trying to get everyone to buy. If they did try to get everyone to buy the DVDs, then they'd end out with the problems that US distributors are getting. The only people willing to buy DVDs are collectors (not casual viewers), and the best way to exploit this is to charge huge prices, because Collectors are willing to pay them. |
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2012-10-07, 07:37 | Link #125 | |
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In the rest of the world this is harder because, until recently, there wasn't always a good way to watch before you buy. The American market basically treated almost every release -- even TV series -- as if it was an OVA. (And even most OVAs in Japan now air on TV first (even if it's limited).) So in the rest of the world, they actually are trying to market to the casual, first-time viewers, whereas the Japanese market has no such intention. The good news on this front is that it is actually very clear: the people who don't want to collect aren't going to buy because they're not your customers for that product anyway. The best thing you can do is try to sell them other products that they may be willing to buy instead. So on this front, I actually think the Japanese anime industry is probably doing it right.
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2012-10-07, 07:43 | Link #126 | |
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On the flipside, Tankobons are. I wonder how Manga is going to adjust to the digital marketplace. In fact, it's the reverse of the US. In the US, comics are collector's items (and are priced that way), while in Japan tankobon and anthologies are considered universal (and are priced cheaply accordingly). Manga is probably the only thing that's cheaper in Japan then anywhere else. |
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2012-10-07, 07:59 | Link #127 | |
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Singapore isn't bad. People still enjoy themselves. Alcohol seems like a popular thing here, so it's not like their laws prevent the populace from having fun. There are some strict laws with hefty consequences, but those same laws are what make Singapore very clean, and very safe. Their benefits outweigh the cons, imo. The only thing hellish about Singapore is how ridiculously priced everything is. Or at least in the part of Singapore I visited. And considering how small the country is, I don't imagine it's much different elsewhere.
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2012-10-07, 16:46 | Link #128 | |
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