In the news today

[Edort4]

I thought the same yesterday. Everyody was just talking about this guy, what a terrible loss was for the film industry (¿?) and that he died so young. I could agree with the second part. Problem is that yesterday we had an alarm because of an explosion in a nuclear storage facility not so far from where we live.

Almost nobody gave a damn about it whilst the dead of that guy made them discuss for hours. Just couldnt help finding myself thinking for a moment that it wouldnt be much of a loss if that storage facility had a leak and killed us all.

[dragonrage]

I thought the same yesterday. Everyody was just talking about this guy, what a terrible loss was for the film industry (¿?) and that he died so young. I could agree with the second part. Problem is that yesterday we had an alarm because of an explosion in a nuclear storage facility not so far from where we live.

Almost nobody gave a damn about it whilst the dead of that guy made them discuss for hours. Just couldnt help finding myself thinking for a moment that it wouldnt be much of a loss if that storage facility had a leak and killed us all.

Depressive and self-destructive. I can't say I blame you though. I myself have become numb to death; seen enough of it to make me so. When it's your time, it's your time.

R.I.P.

[Buffalobiian]

Depressive and self-destructive. I can't say I blame you though. I myself have become numb to death; seen enough of it to make me so. When it's your time, it's your time.

R.I.P.

It's why I always laugh inside whenever I hear "it was never meant to be". Generally speaking, you don't plan death.

Also when people misunderstand Life Expectancy - and think it's the age that one should live to, when it's the age at which half of you would have died by.

[Archangel]

I don't mean to be a douche but there's already 2 other threads on this subject

Merge this with the news thread?

[Sapphire]

Why the hell is everyone getting emo?

[Marik]

This one was first.

[dragonrage]

Because the end of the world is near 2012.

[Archangel]

Why the hell is everyone getting emo?

Because Spartacus was awesome

Also because Bill got involved and he emos things

[Buffalobiian]

Because Spartacus was awesome

More like because someone died. Then Ani said something, someone got cranky, "what about all the other people who die?", and there you have it.

FYI, I was the last one to speak out of this "everybody".

[Archangel]

You're so emo that your emoness created a paradox by emoing this thread before you even posted

No but seriously, whenever there's a chance for pseudo intelectual discussion in gotwoot you just know that shit's gonna spread for at least 2 or 3 pages long

[Marik]

Crunchyroll, TV Tokyo Sue YouTube Users for Unauthorized Anime Uploading

13 defendants accused of uploading Naruto, Naruto Shippūden, Bleach episodes

I can't wait to see how this plays out....

[Buffalobiian]

Crunchyroll, TV Tokyo Sue YouTube Users for Unauthorized Anime Uploading

13 defendants accused of uploading Naruto, Naruto Shippūden, Bleach episodes

I can't wait to see how this plays out....

I can get behind that since CR releases the episodes after 1 week anyway. It's a good enough compromise to make the shows accessible for the wider public, as well as providing a premium service for those willing to pay for it.

I guess the only issues here is that CR has exclusive world-wide streaming rights, yet doesn't have world-wide distribution meaning that in the countries where full distribution rights are owned by another company, CR can not allow streaming to those regions. Still, in law and arguably spirit, they're in the right.

How much is anime-only CR subscription anyway (if it's different from J-Drama/K-drama full subscription)

[Animeniax]

Who is providing the translations/subbing for the videos that CR streams?

[Sapphire]

I can get behind that since CR releases the episodes after 1 week anyway.

You support people getting sued for stuff like this even though you download fansubs yourself?

[Marik]

How much is anime-only CR subscription anyway (if it's different from J-Drama/K-drama full subscription)

Anime Only = $6.95 a month
Drama Only = $6.95 a month
All-Access (Anime & Drama) = $11.95 a month

[Buffalobiian]

You support people getting sued for stuff like this even though you download fansubs yourself?

The meaning of support can be dispute, so I'll clarify that I don't encourage such cases/actions, but I do believe people should protect their intellectual property. If this is what they have to (or want to) do to reach that, I have no dramas with it.

And yes, I have no problems with having that ideology when I download fansubs myself. It's an option available to me, just as it's an option available for CR to sue.

Who is providing the translations/subbing for the videos that CR streams?

I don't know. I'm sure CR knows though, and that they have taken that into account when taking legal action.

edit: Thanks for the infor Marik. From memory, CR costs less than Xbox Live.

[Archangel]

Siding with Sapphi's point makes my skin crawl but you should know that you sound incredibly hypocritical Bill

[Buffalobiian]

Siding with Sapphi's point makes my skin crawl but you should know that you sound incredibly hypocritical Bill

Buying knock-off iPhones doesn't mean I can't say Apple has every right to go after people who leak the moulds and parts out of their factories. I don't see a problem with that.

All it means is that I'm acting out of personal interest, and so is the institute/corporation that owns their respective property.

[Carnage]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...DDLETopStories

I actually like the idea of vigilante justice in this case, only problem it is seemingly coming from another drug gang.

[Animeniax]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...DDLETopStories

I actually like the idea of vigilante justice in this case, only problem it is seemingly coming from another drug gang.

While I don't want to go so far as to say that not all drug gangs are the same, I think not all drug gangs are the same. If they just pedal drugs to feed a demand, that's one thing. But if they grow beyond drugs to terrorize and destabilize an entire country, then something needs to be done, even if it's by another drug gang. Let's hope a lot of badguys on both sides die.